Overview
- The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero granted a Development Consent Order on Wednesday after a six‑month examination, clearing the Springwell project to proceed.
- The solar‑plus‑battery site in North Kesteven is planned at 800 megawatts and is described as the UK’s largest by power generation, with output for more than 180,000 homes.
- EDF Power Solutions and Luminous Energy say first power exports are targeted for 2029 with an expected operating life of about 40 years.
- The formal consent was issued by Lord Whitehead under the Energy Secretary’s legal authority, with the decision and evidence published on the National Infrastructure Planning website.
- Lincolnshire County Council and local groups object to the use of high‑grade farmland and landscape change, and the developers propose new footpaths, added hedgerows and a community fund to offset local impacts.