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THE PROJECT IN PRINCIPLE:

1) Do you support the use of solar farms as part of the mix of renewable electricity generation required to meet the UK Government’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050?

Strongly support

Support

Neutral

Oppose

Strongly Oppose

Don’t know

Please provide any comments explaining your response to question 1:

2) Do you support the Byers Gill Solar Farm project?

Yes, wholly support

Yes, but I have some concerns

Neutral

No, but I support the development of solar farms generally

No, not at all

Don’t know

Please provide any comments explaining your response to question 2:

SITE LAYOUT AND DESIGN

Byers Gill Solar would be made up of six panel areas (A – F), located between Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees. It would generate 180MW alternating current of electricity and would be connected to the national grid via an on-site substation and an existing substation in Norton.

For more information on each Panel Area, please see pages 13 – 18 of our consultation booklet.

3) Do you have any comments on the overall site layout?

4) Do you have any specific comments about Panel Areas A-F? Please specify which panel area(s) you are commenting on.

Underground cables would be used to connect the Panel Areas up to the on-site infrastructure and to the National Grid. The exact location of some of the cable routes is still to be determined, and potential cable routes can be seen on pages 24 – 25 of the consultation booklet.

5) Do you have any comments on the potential cable routes shown for Byers Gill Solar? Please describe any specific areas of the site if relevant.

Byers Gill Solar would include the supporting infrastructure necessary for the operation of a solar farm. This includes an on-site substation, battery storage, access roads, and security measures such as fencing and CCTV.

6) Do you have any comments on the supporting infrastructure required for Byers Gill Solar Farm?

LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Our proposals for Byers Gill Solar include our suggested approach to minimise our impact on the environment and the local community, and to help enhance the rich biodiversity within the local environment. On pages 6 – 23 of the consultation booklet, we have explained our approach to mitigating impacts of the Byers Gill Solar farm on the environment and the local community.

7) Do you have any comments on our landscape and environmental design? Please make your comments in relation to each of the topics below where applicable.

a) Landscape and visual (please refer to pages 6-7 of the consultation booklet for more information)

b) Biodiversity (please refer to page 20 of the consultation booklet for more information)

c) Public rights of way (please refer to page 22 of the consultation booklet for more information)

d) Heritage assets (please refer to page 21 of the consultation booklet for more information)

e) Construction impacts (please refer to page 23 of the consultation booklet for more information)

f) Other

COMMUNITY BENEFITS

Alongside the solar technology, Byers Gill Solar would also provide local community assets, such as an improved public right of way network, an orchard and a new picnic area. Please see page 5 of the consultation booklet for further information on our proposed community benefits.

8) Do you have any suggestions on how we can provide community benefits through Byers Gill Solar?

OPERATION AND DECOMMISSIONING

9) Do you have any comments on the operation or decommissioning of Byers Gill Solar?

PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REPORT (PEIR)

The PEIR includes information about our plans for Byers Gill Solar and identifies its potential environmental effects, based on a preliminary assessment. More information about this can be found on page 10 – 11 of the consultation booklet.

10) Do you have any comments on the methodology and/or preliminary assessments in the PEIR? Where possible, please specify the environmental topic area(s) you are commenting on.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS

11) Do you have any other comments you wish to make about Byers Gill Solar?

ABOUT YOU

We want to make sure we are reaching a wide range of voices so we can make our proposals for Byers Gill Solar the best they can be, so the next section allows us to capture information about who is responding to this consultation. The postcode section is mandatory as it enables us to make sure we are getting responses from people local to the proposed site.

12) In what capacity are you responding to this consultation on Byers Gill Solar?

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Paperback Entries – Have your say

THE PROJECT IN PRINCIPLE:

SITE LAYOUT AND DESIGN

LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

COMMUNITY BENEFITS

OPERATION AND DECOMMISSIONING

PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REPORT (PEIR)

ANY OTHER COMMENTS

ABOUT YOU