Fosse Way Solar Farm | Community Consultation Website
The consultation process started last year, prior to submission of the planning application, this page is to keep you updated as the Council prepare to determine the application.
Benefits of the development:
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Renewable energy generation - The development will have an export capacity of up to 49.99MW. A solar farm of this size will generate a significant amount of renewable energy, resulting in a reduction of ~13,954 tonnes of CO2 per annum. The solar farm would meet the yearly energy needs of 20,651 homes.
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Directly address Local and National Policy Objectives – Renewable energy projects are required to meet the Warwick Climate Emergency commitments and the UK’s Net Zero 2050 targets.
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Suitability - The site is close to a point of connection to the grid which is extremely limited across the UK maximising energy efficiency and minimising disruption during construction.
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The site is unconstrained by planning, environmental, landscape, and heritage designations, and the survey work which has been undertaken in preparation of the application demonstrates the site is suitable for solar development (e.g. the Site is predominantly category 3b agricultural land, which is not best and most versatile agricultural land).
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Ecological Enhancements – The development would deliver a Biodiversity Net Gain of 54.89% in Habitat Units, 61.06% in hedgerow units and 20.20% in watercourse units which is a significant benefit to the local area.
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Economic Benefits - The solar farm will provide jobs, both on-site and in the wider economy, during the construction and operational periods, and will improve the UK’s energy security.
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Supports Farm Diversification - for which there is local and national policy support.
Progress Following Submission of the Application
Additional Information – To address comments received from members of the public and technical consultees, the following information (which can be viewed on the Council’s website) has been submitted to the Council to assist with the consideration of the application which is currently on-going:
Additional information submitted
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Flood Risk Sequential Test Report- to provide details on alternative sites that were considered less suitable.
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File Note on Highway Matters to satisfy to the Local Highway officer requirements and demonstrate policy compliance in this regard.
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Detailed Hard and Soft Landscape Proposals to provide further clarity on the proposals and demonstrate that desire lines through the site are maintained.
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PROW Corridor Section Drawing to demonstrate the width of the proposed PROW corridors.
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Landscape Management Plan to provide further clarity on this matter.
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Note to Case Officer dated 20th February 2025 to summarise the additional/updated information submitted.
Updated plans/documents
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Updated Layout- minor amendments to the layout to provide slightly wider PROW corridors to be consistent across the site.
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Updated Biodiversity Management Plan to provide clarity on how biodiversity will be managed to ensure policy compliance.
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Updated Commitment to Preservation of Significant Archaeological Remains to provide further clarity on this matter and reflect the layout updates.
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Updated Landscape Mitigation Plan to be consistent with the updated layout and demonstrate the significant mitigation planting proposed.
Improved Layout - The layout of the scheme has been amended to widen sections of the Public Rights of Way which pass through the site.
What is happening now?
The application is being considered by the Local Planning Authority. We are pleased to say that since the submission of additional information there are no technical consultee objections in relation to Flood Risk and Drainage, Environmental Health, Highways, Fire Safety, Built Heritage, Trees, and Public Rights of Way.
The Applicant’s team continue to work with the Local Planning Authority towards determination of the planning application.
About the Developer
The development proposals are being put forward by Novergy and Recurrent Energy.
The Novergy Team have one of the strongest track records in the UK Solar PV sector with direct involvement in over 1GW of large-scale solar projects, that's about 15% of all sites built to date. The company’s mission now is the origination, development, design, financing, construction and operation of new solar PV in the UK. Novergy is focused on the provision of clean solar electricity, helping to make a more sustainable, low-carbon future.
For more information on Novergy, please visit www.novergy.co.uk
Recurrent Energy is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership and operations platforms. With an industry-leading team of in-house energy experts, they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and function as Canadian Solar's global development and power services business.
Recurrent Energy has completed the development of 9 gigawatts (GWp) of operating utility-scale solar projects and 3 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy storage projects across six continents. They have more than 25 GWp of solar and 47 GWh of battery storage projects under development.
For more information on Recurrent Energy, please visit www.recurrentenergy.com.
Recurrent Energy and Novergy place considerable value on engaging with parties from all sectors including community groups to understand the requirements of different partners and stakeholders.
Consultant Team
Novergy and Recurrent Energy will be supported in the preparation and development of Fosse Way Solar Farm by an experienced consultant team. Pegasus Group are the planning agent.