On behalf of the Secretary of State, Minister McCluskey (Minister for Energy Consumers) has, on 14 October 2025, granted development consent for this application.
Ready to build
The decommissioning of Cottam power station in Nottinghamshire released spare grid connection capacity in the region.
Tillbridge Solar Limited - a joint venture partnership between Tribus Clean Energy and Recurrent Energy, a Canadian Solar company - has designed a solar power and battery storage project to make use of the available connection capacity.
The scale of the project means it is recognised as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. Each such project requires a form of planning permission called a Development Consent Order.
An agreement is in place between Tillbridge Solar Limited and National Grid for the scheme to connect to the National Grid by 2028.
Public consultation
An important part of the development process is communication and consultation with the local community, which we began in July 2022. The feedback we receive is important to us and helped us evolve the scheme to address local concerns such as potential impacts on farming, local wildlife and public rights of way.
Over the statutory consultation period the project website was viewed 9,690 times, with just over 225 daily visits and 21,237 clicks through to links or pages. We also wrote directly to around 5,000 properties near the project and to over 120 stakeholders and representative groups.
Key features at a glance
Approximately 1,350 hectare site
Enough clean power for around 300,000 homes
Lower grade, non-BMV agricultural land
Retains woodland and hedgerows with a net increase in biodiversity
Low-risk flood zone (less than 0.1% annual probability)
No public rights of way closures
Designed to minimise effects on residential properties
