The government has granted development consent for the 700MW Tillbridge solar farm, to be built on around 1,200Ha of land in Lincolnshire, east and south-east of Gainsborough.
The solar farm – the UK’s largest – was examined as a National Infrastructure Project and the decision taken at DESNZ.
Announcing the decision, DESNZ said, “Solar is the cheapest form of power available for the country”. Energy Minister Michael Shanks said: “Families across Lincolnshire and the rest of the country have seen their energy bills go through the roof as a result of our exposure to volatile gas prices. Solar is one of the cheapest and quickest power sources we can build, it is crucial in our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower – giving us energy security, good jobs and growth across the country.”
DESNZ said Tillbridge was the seventeenth nationally-significant ‘clean energy’ project approved by the government since July 2024. It named these as:
• Gate Burton Energy Park
• Mallard Pass Solar Project
• Sunnica Energy Farm
• Cottam Solar Project
• Rivenhall IVMF and Energy Centre
• Heckington Fen Solar Park
• West Burton Solar Project
• Immingham Green Energy Terminal
• North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park
• Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
• Viking CCS Pipeline
• East Yorkshire Solar Farm
• Oaklands Farm Solar Park
• Mona Offshore Windfarm
• Byers Gill Solar
• Morgan Offshore Wind Project