This site has been chosen for a number of reasons. It is flat and has limited environmental constraints, as well as being close to the National Grid’s Saltend substation. This is particularly important and is why you often find solar farms in clusters – they have to be relatively close to a National Grid connection point, meaning it is not uncommon to find a number of them in the same area.

The agricultural land grading varies across the site, but the layout of the scheme will be optimised to utilise the lowest grade land to ensure the best agricultural land can be retained for crops. Even with the solar panels in place, the land can still be used to graze sheep so will combine energy production with food production. As part of the application, an Environmental Impact Assessment will be carried out.