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The Byers Gill Solar (Correction) Order 2025

S.I. 2025/1124 · Made 24 October 2025

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INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Made 24th October 2025

Coming into force 27th October 2025

The Byers Gill Solar Order 2025f1(“the Byers Gill Order”), which granted development consent within the meaning of the Planning Act 2008f2 (“the Act”) contains correctable errors within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act.

In accordance with paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, before the end of the relevant periodf3, the Secretary of State received a written request from the applicantf4 for the correction of errors and omissions in the Byers Gill Order.

In accordance with paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the Secretary of State has informed each relevant local planning authorityf5 for the area in which the land to which the Byers Gill Order relates is situated that the request has been received.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1(4) and 1(8) of Schedule 4 to, the Act, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2025/934.

f2

2008 c. 29. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act was amended by paragraph 70 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20). There are other amendments to the Act which are not relevant to this Order.

f3

The relevant period is defined in paragraph 1(6)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act.

f4

The term “applicant” is defined in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act.

f5

As defined in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Corrections
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Corrections
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Byers Gill Solar (Correction) Order 2025 and comes into force on 27th October 2025.

2Corrections

The Byers Gill Order is corrected as set out in the table in the Schedule to this Order, where—

(a)

column 1 sets out where the correction is to be made;

(b)

column 2 sets out how the correction is to be made; and

(c)

column 3 sets out the text which is to be substituted, inserted, or omitted.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

John Wheadon

Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning and Innovation

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

24th October 2025

Corrections

Table 1

(1) Where the correction is to be made(2) How the correction is to be made(3) Text to be substituted, inserted, or omitted
Part 3, Article 10(3)For “paragraph (3)” substitute“paragraph (4)”
Part 3, Article 10(4)(b)For “paragraph (4)” substitute“paragraph (5)”
Part 3, Article 10(4)(m)After “route” insert“)”
Part 3, Article 10(4)(n)For “(a) to (g)” substitute“(a) to (m)”
Part 3, Article 13(4)After “(public rights of way” insert“to be closed)”
Part 3, Article 13(8)For “paragraph (9)” substitute“paragraph (7)”
Part 3, Article 13(9)For “paragraph (10)” substitute“paragraph (8)”
Part 3, Article 13(9)For “paragraph (9)” substitute“paragraph (7)”
Part 3, Article 14(1)For “(public rights of way to be stopped up)” substitute“(public rights of way to be closed)”
Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 13(1)For “11” substitute“12”
Schedule 2, Part 2, paragraph 25(1)For “23” substitute“24”
Schedule 2, Part 2, paragraph 26(3)For “25(2)(c)” substitute“26(2)(c)”
Schedule 2, Part 2, paragraph 26(5)For “25(4)” substitute“26(4)”
Schedule 2, Part 2, paragraph 26(5)For “24(2)(c) to (e)” substitute“26(2)(c) to (e)”
Schedule 5, Part 2 TitleFor “public rights of way to be permanently closed” substitute“public rights of way to be permanently stopped up”
Schedule 11, Part 3, paragraph 19(3)(b)After “(1)” insert“)”
Schedule 11, Part 5, paragraph 54(3)For “paragraph 15” substitute“paragraph 59 (arbitration) of this Part of this Schedule”

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order corrects errors in the Byers Gill Solar Park Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/934), a development consent order made under the Planning Act 2008, following a request made under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to that Act.