Green light for solar farm near Stockton-on-Tees

We’re thrilled to announce that planning permission has been granted for Thorpe Bank solar farm, a 32 Megawatt renewable energy facility near Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.

Once commissioned, the project will provide a renewable energy source equivalent to the annual electricity needs of approximately 7,000 homes.

Our multi-disciplinary team provided Planning Consultancy and environmental services including Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, Heritage Consultancy, Flood Risk Assessment, Arboricultural Impact Assessment and a Construction Traffic Management Plan.

This marks our first planning permission for Lightsource bp, a new client to our Oxford Planning team.

Richard Moore, Senior Planner in the Oxford Planning team said “We are delighted to confirm that the Lightsource bp Thorpe Bank project received planning approval on 11^th December 2020. The application was approved 10 weeks after submission, thanks in part to the robust assessment and justification provided by RPS."

“For the UK to transition to a Net Zero Carbon economy by 2050, it is critical that renewable and low-carbon projects are approved without delay. This solar farm will make a valuable contribution to the generation of renewable energy at a local level.”

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Net Zero Carbon Consultancy

Planning Consultancy

Landscape Architecture

Archaeology & Heritage

Flood Catchment Management

Transport Planning

About RPS

Founded in 1970, RPS, A Tetra Tech Company (RPS) is a leading global professional services firm of 5,000 consultants and service providers. Operating in 125 countries, working across six continents we define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world.

RPS delivers a broad range of services in six sectors: property, energy, transport, water, defence and government services and resources. Services provided across RPS' six sectors cover twelve service clusters: project and program management, design and development, water services, environment, advisory and management consulting, exploration and development, planning and approvals, health, safety and risk, oceans and coastal, laboratories, training and communications, creative and digital services.

RPS stands out for its clients by using its deep expertise to solve problems that matter, making them easy to understand. Making complex easy.

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