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The Green Hill Solar Farm Order 2026

S.I. 2026/1074 · Made 8 October 2026

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 8th October 2026

Coming into force 30th October 2026

An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”)f1 in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009f2 for an order granting development consent.

The application has been examined by the Examining Authority appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and carried out in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010f3.

The Examining Authority, having considered the application together with the documents that accompanied it, and the representations made and not withdrawn, has, in accordance with section 74(2)f4 of the 2008 Act made a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the Examining Authority, has taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017f5 and has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2)f6 of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114f7, 115f8, 117f9, 120f10, 122f11, 123f12 and 140 of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. Section 37 was amended by section 137(5) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f2

S.I. 2009/2264.

f3

S.I. 2010/103.

f4

As amended by paragraph 29(1) and (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f5

S.I. 2017/572.

f6

Section 104 was amended by section 58(5) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) and by section 128(2) of, and Schedule 13 paragraphs 1 and 49(1) to (6) to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f7

Section 114 was amended by paragraph 55 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.

f8

Section 115 was amended by paragraph 56 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011, section 160 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) and section 43 of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

f9

Section 117 was amended by paragraph 58 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011.

f10

Section 120 was amended by section 140 of, and paragraph 60 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011.

f11

Section 122 was amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.

f12

Section 123 was amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.

Contents

  1. Part 1: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: PRINCIPAL POWERS
  5. 3Development consent etc. granted by this Order
  6. 4Operation of generating station
  7. 5Power to maintain the authorised development
  8. 6Disapplication and modification of legislation, etc.
  9. 7Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  10. Part 3: STREETS
  11. 8Street works
  12. 9Application of the permit schemes
  13. 10Power to alter layout, etc., of streets
  14. 11Construction and maintenance of altered streets
  15. 12Temporary closure, restriction or prohibition of use of streets and public rights of way
  16. 13Use of private roads
  17. 14Access to works
  18. 15Agreements with street authorities
  19. 16Traffic regulation measures
  20. Part 4: SUPPLEMENTAL POWERS
  21. 17Discharge of water
  22. 18Removal of human remains
  23. 19Protective works to buildings
  24. 20Authority to survey and investigate the land
  25. Part 5: POWERS OF ACQUISITION
  26. 21Compulsory acquisition of land
  27. 22Time limit for exercise of authority to possess land temporarily or to acquire land compulsorily
  28. 23Compulsory acquisition of land – incorporation of the mineral code
  29. 24Compulsory acquisition of rights
  30. 25Private rights
  31. 26Application of the 1981 Act
  32. 27Power to override easements and other rights
  33. 28Modification of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
  34. 29Acquisition of subsoil only
  35. 30Rights under or over streets
  36. 31Temporary use of land for constructing the authorised development
  37. 32Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development
  38. 33Statutory undertakers
  39. 34Apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in closed or restricted streets
  40. 35Recovery of costs of new connections
  41. Part 6: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  42. 36Benefit of the Order
  43. 37Consent to transfer the benefit of the Order
  44. 38Application of landlord and tenant law
  45. 39Operational land for the purposes of the 1990 Act
  46. 40Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows
  47. 41Trees subject to tree preservation orders
  48. 42Certification of plans and documents, etc.
  49. 43No double recovery
  50. 44Arbitration
  51. 45Protective provisions
  52. 46Service of notices
  53. 47Procedure in relation to certain approvals etc.
  54. 48Guarantees in respect of payment of compensation
  55. Signature
  56. Schedule 1: AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Authorised development
  59. Schedule 2: REQUIREMENTS
  60. 1Interpretation
  61. 2Commencement of the authorised development
  62. 3Approved details and amendments to them
  63. 4Community liaison group
  64. 5Detailed design approval
  65. 6Battery safety management
  66. 7Landscape and ecological management plan
  67. 8Ecological protection and mitigation strategy
  68. 9Biodiversity net gain
  69. 10Fencing and other means of enclosure
  70. 11Surface and foul water drainage
  71. 12Archaeology
  72. 13Construction environmental management plan
  73. 14Operational environmental management plan
  74. 15Construction traffic management plan
  75. 16Operational traffic management plan
  76. 17Operational noise
  77. 18Public rights of way and permissive paths
  78. 19Soil management
  79. 20Skills, supply chain and employment
  80. 21Decommissioning and restoration
  81. Schedule 3: LEGISLATION TO BE DISAPPLIED
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. Schedule 4STREETS SUBJECT TO STREET WORKS
  84. Schedule 5: ALTERATION OF STREETS
  85. 1PERMANENT ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  86. 2TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  87. Schedule 6: STREETS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
  88. 1STREETS TO BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED
  89. 2PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY TO BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED
  90. 3TEMPORARY USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
  91. Schedule 7: ACCESS TO WORKS
  92. 1PERMANENT MEANS OF ACCESS TO WORKS
  93. 2TEMPORARY MEANS OF ACCESS
  94. Schedule 8TRAFFIC REGULATION MEASURES
  95. Schedule 9LAND IN WHICH ONLY NEW RIGHTS ETC. MAY BE ACQUIRED
  96. Schedule 10: MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR THE CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS AND IMPOSITION OF NEW RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
  97. 1Compensation enactments
  98. 2Compensation enactments
  99. 3Compensation enactments
  100. 4Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act
  101. 5Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act
  102. Schedule 11LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN
  103. Schedule 12: HEDGEROWS TO BE REMOVED
  104. 1REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS
  105. 2REMOVAL OF POTENTIALLY IMPORTANT HEDGEROWS
  106. 3REMOVAL OF IMPORTANT HEDGEROWS
  107. Schedule 13: DOCUMENTS AND PLANS TO BE CERTIFIED
  108. 1DOCUMENTS AND PLANS
  109. 2SUBSTITUTE AND SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS
  110. Schedule 14: ARBITRATION RULES
  111. 1Commencing an arbitration
  112. 2Appointment of the arbitrator
  113. 3Time periods
  114. 4Timetable
  115. 5Procedure
  116. 6Arbitrator’s powers
  117. 7Costs
  118. 8Confidentiality
  119. Schedule 15: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
  120. Part 1: FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. 2Paragraph 2
  123. 3Paragraph 3
  124. 4Paragraph 4
  125. 5Paragraph 5
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. 7Paragraph 7
  128. 8Paragraph 8
  129. 9Paragraph 9
  130. 10Paragraph 10
  131. 11Paragraph 11
  132. Part 2: FOR THE PROTECTION OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS
  133. 12Paragraph 12
  134. 13Paragraph 13
  135. 14Paragraph 14
  136. 15Paragraph 15
  137. 16Paragraph 16
  138. 17Paragraph 17
  139. Part 3: FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC
  140. 18Application
  141. 19Interpretation
  142. 20Interaction with the SGRE Project and/or the WMEL Project
  143. 21Shared area works
  144. 22Shared area works
  145. 23Shared area works
  146. 24Shared area works
  147. 25On street apparatus
  148. 26Apparatus of National Grid in streets subject to temporary prohibition or restriction of use and public rights of way
  149. 27Protective works to buildings
  150. 28Acquisition of land
  151. 29Removal of apparatus
  152. 30Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  153. 31Retained apparatus: protection of National Grid as electricity undertaker
  154. 32Expenses
  155. 33Indemnity
  156. 34Enactments and agreements
  157. 35Co-operation
  158. 36Access
  159. 37Arbitration
  160. 38Notices
  161. Part 4: FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (EAST MIDLANDS) PLC AS ELECTRICITY UNDERTAKER
  162. 39Application
  163. 40Interpretation
  164. 41Precedence of 1991 Act in respect of apparatus in streets
  165. 42Precedence of 1991 Act in respect of apparatus in streets
  166. 43No acquisition except by agreement
  167. 44Removal of apparatus
  168. 45Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  169. 46Retained apparatus
  170. 47Expenses and costs
  171. 48Expenses and costs
  172. 49Expert determination
  173. Part 5: FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANGLIAN WATER
  174. 50Application
  175. 51Interpretation
  176. 52On street apparatus
  177. 53Apparatus in restricted streets
  178. 54Protective works to buildings
  179. 55Acquisition of land
  180. 56Removal of apparatus
  181. 57Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  182. 58Retained apparatus
  183. 59Expenses and costs
  184. 60Cooperation
  185. Part 6: FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
  186. 61Application etc.
  187. 62Interpretation
  188. 63Works outside the Order limits
  189. 64Prior approvals
  190. 65Construction of the cable works and road works
  191. 66Payments
  192. 67Provisional Certificate for road works
  193. 68Provisional Certificate for cable works
  194. 69Opening
  195. 70Final condition survey
  196. 71Defects Period
  197. 72Final Certificate
  198. 73Security
  199. 74Commuted sums
  200. 75Insurance
  201. 76Indemnity
  202. 77Maintenance of the authorised development
  203. 78Land
  204. 79Expert Determination
  205. Part 7: FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
  206. 80Paragraph 80
  207. 81Submission and approval of plans
  208. 82Construction of protective works
  209. 83Timing of works and service of notices
  210. 84Works not in accordance with this Schedule
  211. 85Maintenance of works
  212. 86Remediating impaired drainage work
  213. 87Agency access
  214. 88Free passage of fish
  215. 89Indemnity
  216. 90Indemnity
  217. 91Disputes
  218. Part 8: FOR THE PROTECTION OF CADENT GAS LIMITED
  219. 92Application
  220. 93Interpretation
  221. 94On street apparatus
  222. 95Apparatus of Cadent in closed streets
  223. 96Protective works to buildings
  224. 97Acquisition of land
  225. 98Removal of apparatus
  226. 99Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  227. 100Retained apparatus: protection of Cadent
  228. 101Expenses
  229. 102Indemnity
  230. 103Enactments and agreements
  231. 104Co-operation
  232. 105Access
  233. 106Arbitration
  234. 107Notices
  235. Part 9: FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY
  236. 108Paragraph 108
  237. 109Paragraph 109
  238. 110Paragraph 110
  239. 111Paragraph 111
  240. 112Paragraph 112
  241. 113Paragraph 113
  242. 114Paragraph 114
  243. 115Paragraph 115
  244. 116Paragraph 116
  245. 117Paragraph 117
  246. Schedule 16: PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS
  247. 1Interpretation
  248. 2Applications made under requirement
  249. 3Further information and consultation
  250. 4Appeals
  251. 5Fees
  252. Explanatory note