RWE’s Byers Gill Solar & Battery Scheme Secures Planning Consent

The application was considered under the UK’s Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) planning regime. Following submission of the planning application in February 2024, RWE received the final decision from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

We are delighted to have supported RWE and David Brown, Tamsin Sealey and the great team from along with all of the collaborating experts from across the disciplines to achieve this milestone including .

This major co-located solar and battery storage project, located in the North East of England is intended to be capable of delivering enough low-carbon energy to meet the equivalent annual needs of over 70,000 homes.

Claire Harbison led our team of arboriculturists and GIS/CAD experts providing arboricultural guidance and expertise, onsite data-capture and tree survey information.

The team surveyed and advised on over 2,500 trees, tree groups, woodlands and hedgerows across approximately 490 hectares located between Stockton and Darlington, County Durham.

Our Managing Director, Luke Fay said: “What a privilege to have had the opportunity to contribute our tree-expertise to support this scheme. This successful stage is a testament to the expert work of the whole project team and RWE’s compelling vision to create the infrastructure to generate enough clean energy to power more than 70,000 homes. The deep knowledge, expertise and the scale of our integrated team really shines on these large and complex projects.”

Read the full story on RWE’s web announcement.