Longfield Solar Farm Limited has submitted a Non-Material Change application (NMC) to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to amend the Longfield Solar Farm Development Consent Order (DCO) that was granted in June 2023.
The Longfield Solar Farm DCO requires the construction of a large ground-mounted solar PV generating station, associated battery energy storage system compounds, an on-site Longfield substation, and the high-voltage cables needed to connect the site to the national grid. It also authorises works to extend the existing Bulls Lodge Substation and the creation of new access tracks and permissive paths to support the project.
The proposed amendment seeks four changes, none of which are considered to be ‘material’ as they do not give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects to those originally assessed, nor would they require additional compulsory acquisition of land, nor would they have new or different effects on local residents or business or any additional implications in respect of habitats regulation assessment.
A copy of the NMC application and its accompanying documents are available for inspection, free of charge, via the Planning Inspectorate’s website or on the below links. If you wish to make a representation on the application, please do so via email to LongfieldSolarFarm@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or in writing to National Infrastructure Planning, the Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Bristol, BS1 6PN. Please quote reference EN010118 on any representations. Consultation responses will be published on the relevant project page of the National Infrastructure Planning website.
Representations must be received by the Planning Inspectorate by 11.59pm on 22 December 2025.
