Windel Energy and Recurrent Energy JV Fosse Green Energy is holding a statutory consultation for a proposed solar and storage in south west of Lincoln, England.
The project would export and import electricity to the national electricity transmission network, and the plans also include an underground cable connection to the proposed new National Grid Substation near Navenby.
The proposed Navenby Substation is subject to a separate planning application put forward by National Grid.
The consultation follows an initial non-statutory exercise held in Autumn 2023 where Fosse Green Energy presented a preliminary study area and two grid connection corridor options.
The developer said it had since carefully listened to feedback from the local community, carried out further studies and is now consulting on updated plans.
Proposals include new benefits that the project could bring to local communities.
This includes creating permissive paths which would link to Public Rights of Ways connecting local villages, planting community orchards and enhancing biodiversity across the site.
There are also plans to set up a community liaison group in the months following the consultation.
As part of this, local community representatives will be invited to engage and discuss how Fosse Green Energy can best support the communities we are near to.
Lloyd Sandles, projects director at Windel Energy, said: “The feedback we received at our first consultation in Autumn 2023 has been invaluable in shaping our plans.
“For example, we have selected and refined a preferred grid connection corridor to the proposed Navenby Substation, to minimise social and environmental impact.
“We are also presenting our plans for landscaping and for the construction work we would need to carry out.”
James Whitney, business development manager at Recurrent Energy, said: “The solar panels and other associated infrastructure would take up a small percentage of the land inside our red line boundary, creating opportunities planting and screening within the site.
“We are also looking at how we can benefit the local community in ways which work best for them and would like to know people’s thoughts on any community schemes or projects that we can engage with.”