The UK government has granted planning consent for the 740MW One Earth Solar Farm, a major renewable project straddling the Nottinghamshire-Lincolnshire border.
Once built, One Earth will rank as the second-largest solar facility in the UK, trailing only the 800MW Springwell Solar project that received approval in April.
The development will include a large-scale photovoltaic array paired with a battery energy storage system. Officials said the site will have enough capacity to power more than 200,000 homes across the UK.
The project was originally co-developed by Danish energy group Ørsted and PS Renewables. Responsibility for Ørsted’s share has since transferred to Perigus Energy, a platform under Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, following CIP’s acquisition of Ørsted’s European onshore renewables portfolio earlier this year.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero confirmed One Earth is the 30th nationally significant clean energy project approved since July 2024. Just last week, the department also signed off on two other solar schemes in England: the 320MW Peartree Hill project and the 150MW Dean Moor project.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the approvals reflect the government’s strategy to strengthen energy security through faster clean power deployment.
“The only way to guarantee energy security is to take a pro-growth approach and build more clean energy in Britain. That is exactly what this Government has been doing for the past two years,” Miliband stated.
The announcement follows recent planning reforms introduced by the government to speed up delivery of major infrastructure. The changes remove mandatory pre-application consultation requirements for large projects, a move expected to cut up to 12 months off the planning timeline.
Construction timelines for One Earth have not yet been announced.
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