Planning Inspectorate ready to receive comments about Mallard Pass Solar Farm

Thursday, 5 January 2023 01:00

An eight week window opens today where you can make your views known to the government about the large solar farm planned to include several villages on the Rutland/Lincolnshire border.

On 21 December 2022, the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) accepted the Development Consent Order (DCO) Application for Mallard Pass Solar Farm, which means that it will now move forward to the Pre-Examination stage (see further details below). Mallard Pass Solar Farm Ltd. submitted the DCO application to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) on 24 November 2022. The Mallard Pass Solar Farm project team are inviting members of the public to look over the DCO Application and consider whether they would like to submit a Relevant Representation to PINS. By submitting a Relevant Representation (a written summary of a person’s views on the Application), the person (or organisation) will then become an ‘Interested Party’ to the Examination, receiving ongoing correspondence from PINS on how to get further involved and having the opportunity to submit detailed written representations and attend and participate in the Examination hearings. Interested Parties are invited to consider the Application and the information provided in the Environmental Statement and other Application documents. Sarah Price, planning lead for the Mallard Pass Solar Farm, said: “We are delighted to announce that our application for Mallard Pass has been accepted for Examination, and look forward to the pre-Examination and Examination periods. It is our ambition to deliver a project that provides reliable, low-cost and sustainable energy to our national grid while responding sensitively to the local environment, providing opportunities for surrounding communities, and offering enhancements to wildlife and biodiversity. We are grateful to everyone who has shared their views with us so far, helping shape our Application for Mallard Pass Solar Farm. We encourage anyone with an interest in Mallard Pass to read the DCO documents and consider whether they would like to provide further comments about it, in the form of a Relevant Representation to PINS and to participate in the upcoming Examination.” Members of the public have from today Thursday 05 January 2023 until 11:59pm on Thursday 02 March 2023 to register as an Interested Party and submit their Relevant Representation to PINS, via this link: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/east-midlands/mallard-pass-solarproject/?ipcsection=overview The Mallard Pass Solar Farm DCO Application documents are available for the public to view and download on the project website at: www.MallardPassSolarFarm.co.uk/documents and on the PINS project-dedicated webpage at: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/east-midlands/mallard-pass-solarproject/?ipcsection=docs

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