Innova Press Release, 29th October 2024
On 23rd September 2024, Cotswold District Council granted planning permission for Innova’s Welsh Way Solar Farm project in Gloucestershire.
The project is located near Fairford, a short distance away from Innova’s Cheltenham office. Once built and energised, the solar farm will deliver enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 2,700 homes.
The solar farm will have a positive environmental impact by significantly increasing biodiversity on the site, delivering a 115.09% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for habitat units. In addition to its environmental benefits, the solar farm is in the process of agreeing a community benefit fund aimed at supporting local initiatives.
Welsh Way Solar Farm is another quality addition to Innova’s growing DNO pipeline, which will make an important contribution towards the decarbonisation of the electricity grid and the Government’s target of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050.
William Griffiths, Project Manager at Innova, said:
“We are thrilled to announce that Welsh Way Solar Farm has received planning permission from Cotswold District Council. We are grateful to Cotswold District Council and their statutory consultees for their proactive engagement throughout the pre application and planning determination phases of the project. We look forward to the next stages of the project leading up to the project’s construction and operation.”
Innova would like to take this opportunity to thank Ben Lewis at RenPlan (Planning Consultant) for their assistance, advice, and guidance throughout the project development; the landowners for hosting the scheme and working closely with the project team; and Roadnight Taylor for introducing the scheme and providing grid expertise.
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