Through ongoing assessments and engagement with landowners and consultees, Green Hill Solar Farm Limited (the Applicant), wishes to make nine changes to Green Hill Solar Farm (the Scheme) which would affect the boundaries of the Scheme or alter the powers of compulsory acquisition that the Applicant is seeking.

As the Scheme is undergoing Examination, the Applicant has made a Change Application to the Examining Authority appointed by the Planning Inspectorate.

The Change Application was accepted by the Examining Authority on 21 November 2025.

A statutory consultation about the Change Application is taking place between 4 December 2025 and 14 January 2026.

About Green Hill Solar Farm

The Scheme comprises the construction, operation (including maintenance), and decommissioning of nine sites with solar arrays and battery energy storage systems (described as Green Hill A to G and Green Hill BESS), along with grid connection infrastructure, battery energy storage systems (referred to as BESS) and a Cable Route Corridor.

The sites are located on land within the administrative areas of West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes City Council. The grid connection point will be at the National Grid substation at Grendon, Northamptonshire.

As the Scheme will generate over 50 megawatts of electricity it is defined as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project under sections 14(1)(a) and 15(2) of the Planning Act 2008 and will therefore require a Development Consent Order (DCO). The main Application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate in May 2025. The Examination of the Application began in October 2025 and is expected to continue until March 2026.

The decision whether to grant the Development Consent Order being made by the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.

The Proposed Changes

The changes that form part of this Change Application are being proposed as the result of a detailed post-submission review of the Scheme by the Applicant and in response to comments from stakeholders following the submission of the DCO application.

The Change Application and its accompanying documents can be viewed and downloaded online on the Green Hill Solar Farm page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website under the Documents tab until at least 14 January 2026: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010170/documents?stage-examination=Change%20Request%201

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Consultation

Any representations (giving notice of any interest in or objection to the Proposed Provision) must be made on the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form, which can be accessed and completed online by following the instructions at the relevant link on the Planning Inspectorate’s webpage: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010170/

If you require guidance, or other methods to obtain and complete a hard copy of the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form, telephone 0303 444 5000 or email greenhill@planninginspectorate.gov.uk.

Completed hard copy forms should be sent to The Planning Inspectorate, Room 3/OP, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN. The Application reference (EN010170) should be quoted in any correspondence.

The government guidance ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: How to register to have your say and make a relevant representation’ provides further information and can be accessed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-how-to-register-to-have-your-say-and-make-a-relevant-representation

Please note that representations must be received by the Planning Inspectorate by 11:59pm on 14 January 2026.