Consultation

Our second phase of community consultation has now closed. Our Phase Two Statutory Consultation ran for six weeks, from Thursday 9 January to Thursday 20 February 2025.

Where we are now

On Thursday 20 February 2025, Phase Two Statutory Consultation for Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park closed. The purpose of this consultation was to present our updated proposals, and give you the opportunity to provide your feedback. We would like to thank all those who have participated in our second phase of community consultation, whether this has been through attending one of our events, contacting our communications channels, or providing feedback.

Information events

We held a series of in-person and online exhibition events during this statutory phase of consultation, providing opportunities for the community and key stakeholders alike to find out more information about the proposals and provide their feedback. We are grateful to everyone who attended our exhibition events during this phase of consultation.

Below is a list of the exhibition events that took place during our second phase of consultation.

  • Thursday 23 January – 2pm – 8pm – Maplebeck Village Hall, Main Street, Maplebeck, Newark, NG22 0BS

  • Friday 24 January – 2pm – 7:30pm – Sutton on Trent Sports Club, Grassthorpe Road, Sutton on Trent, Newark, NG23 6QX

  • Saturday 25 January – 11am – 3pm – North Muskham Rural Community Centre, North Muskham, Newark, NG23 6HL

  • Wednesday 29 January – 2pm – 8pm – Laxton Village Hall, High Street, Laxton, Newark, NG22 0NX

  • Thursday 30 January – 11am – 3pm – Kelham House Country Manor, Main Street, Kelham, Newark, NG23 5QP

  • Friday 31 January – 2pm – 7:30pm – Carlton-on-Trent Village Hall, Main Street, Carlton-on-Trent, Newark, NG23 6NW

  • Tuesday 04 February – 2pm – 6:30pm – Eakring Cator Hall, Kirklington Road, Eakring, NG22 0DA

  • Wednesday 05 February – 11am – 6pm – Newark Town Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1DU

  • Monday 10 February – 5:30pm – 7pm - Online Community Webinar - please view the webinar slides here.

* Due to venue availability, we extended the timings for three of our information events: Maplebeck Village Hall, Laxton Village Hall, and Newark Town Hall. The updated closing times are shown above.

Please click here to watch a video summarising our Phase Two Statutory Consultation information events.

Virtual Exhibition

Please click here to view our Virtual Exhibition. Here you can view all the exhibition materials presented at our in-person events during phase two consultation.

Next steps

We are now reviewing all the comments submitted to us during the consultation. Your views and comments will be crucial in finalising and refining aspects of Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park that you consider important for us to prioritise as our proposals progress through the pre-application stage. 

The expected next step for the project is the submission of a Development Consent Order application to the Planning Inspectorate. The consideration of this planning application will include a formal examination period during which anyone interested will once again be able to review the proposals and submit their views.

Pre-Application Process

Phase One (Non-Statutory) Consultation

This first stage of consultation is non-statutory. While not formally required, it is intended to give local communities a real opportunity to influence the proposed development from an early stage to gain a better understanding of what we are proposing and its potential impacts.

Our phase one consultation ran from 16 January 2024 to 27 February 2024. The purpose of this consultation was to introduce Elements Green and the overall project, share our early-stage proposals and give you the opportunity to have your say, share your views and local knowledge. The feedback received during this initial phase of consultation has helped to inform and shape the ongoing design of the proposals.

Phase Two (Statutory) Consultation

Further to developing more detailed proposals, we carried out a second phase of consultation. This is a statutory phase of consultation and is required by the application process for NSIPs.

This statutory phase of consultation was is intended to give you the opportunity to comment on our updated proposals and how they have evolved since the initial consultation. We will use the feedback we receive to inform and shape a strong set of proposals that are sensitive to and respect the concerns of local communities. 

We will acknowledge and record all the comments submitted to us during consultation, taking them into consideration to help inform our decisions as we evolve and finalise our proposals. 

Further to this consultation closing, we will review our proposals in light of feedback received along with the findings from our ongoing assessments so we can finalise and submit our application for development consent to the Planning Inspectorate. As the developer, we have a duty to demonstrate how we have taken your views into account in developing our final application.