Thorpe Bank and Middlefield solar

Proposed solar farms at Thorpe Bank and Middlefield

We will fund both solar installations and these will be connected into the local electricity network. The Thorpe Bank Solar Farm will have an output power capacity of 30MW (Megawatts) and Middlefield Farm a capacity of 10MW.

We are currently preparing a detailed planning application for the Thorpe Bank Solar Farm and are in the process of undertaking a wide range of environmental assessments to help shape our proposals. These include landscape and visual, heritage and archaeology, ecology and ornithology and more. It is our aim to submit this application to Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council in 2020.

The Middlefield Solar Farm proposal is at an earlier planning assessment stage. However, as the two projects are located within the same Parish we felt it was important to provide an overview of our wider proposals to the community. At this stage a limited number of assessments have been conducted on this proposed site at Middlefield.

An important part of the planning process is engaging with local communities to provide more information on our proposals and gather feedback. Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions in the UK, we are seeking to ensure that our community engagement is undertaken safely. Safety is one of our core values, and in order to keep to the high standards of community engagement that we’ve set as a company we’re replacing our community consultation event with a project webpage.