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Proposed Navenby substation on Heath Lane, Lincolnshire. Photo: National Grid<\/p>\nPlans for a substation which could have a dramatic impact on a county\u2019s landscape have been hit by a delay.<\/p>\n
National Grid is hoping to build the facility near Navenby, in order to connect several of the enormous \u201cnationally significant\u201d solar farms in the area.<\/p>\n
The application was due to begin the planning process last month in one of the most crucial decisions facing Lincolnshire.<\/p>\n
Proposed Navenby substation on Heath Lane, Lincolnshire. Photo: National Grid<\/p>\n
However, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands that North Kesteven District Council have sent it back and requested more information.<\/p>\n
National Grid hasn\u2019t commented on how long this would delay the project, which is required for the solar farms to get online.<\/p>\n
A National Grid spokesman said: \u201cWe have submitted a planning application to North Kesteven District Council for the proposed Navenby substation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe council has requested some additional information as part of the process, which we are working to provide.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Cliff Villages Solar Action Group at the site of the approved Springwell Solar Farm on Green Man Road, Navenby. Photo: LDRS<\/p>\n
Once the application is accepted, it will be published on the council\u2019s planning website for public comments.<\/p>\n
Campaigners against Lincolnshire solar farms see this as a key battle, with the application being determined locally rather than by government ministers.<\/p>\n
The substation would occupy 32 acres of land off Heath Lane, just east of Navenby.<\/p>\n
The Springwell, Fosse Green<\/a> and Leoda<\/a> solar farms, which would cover nearly 8000 acres around North Kesteven, would all rely on the facility.<\/p>\n National Grid says on its website: \u201cThere is a shift towards renewable energy sources, meaning there is a greater demand on our network to connect new sources of electricity and customers.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the Navenby area a large number of organisations have requested new power connections to the national grid network, and as a regulated business, we have a legal obligation to meet these requests.<\/p>\n \u201cTo connect several proposed solar farms in the area, including Springwell Solar and Fosse Green, a new 400 kV substation is needed.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not possible to connect everything proposed in the area to existing regional substations such as Bicker Fen.\u201d<\/p>\n