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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR SOLAR PROJECTS: LANPRO SERVICES 

12.01.25

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SectorSolar & Power
ServiceEnvironmental Reports and Consultancy
Duration2 Years

Lanpro Services

Are independent environment led multi-disciplinary consultants specialising in town planning, urban design, architecture, landscape and the historic environment.

  • Solar

    Solar Project:

    Cottam

    600MW grid connection powering 180,000 homes

  • Solar

    Solar Project:

    West Burton

    480MW grid connection powering 144,000 homes

  • Solar

    Project Duration

    2

    Years

CLIENT CHALLENGE

Lanpro Services, a planning consultancy, was tasked with supporting Island Green Power in securing development consent for two Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) - the Cottam Solar Project and the West Burton Solar Project.  

These proposed solar farms were to connect at the sites of decommissioned coal-fired power stations and required comprehensive environmental assessments to evaluate their potential climate change impacts and benefits. 

The primary challenge was to quantify the carbon emissions and savings associated with the projects, assess the resilience of the projects to climate change impacts, and identify and mitigate potential environmental effects to secure development consent for two NSIPs, which required rigorous environmental assessments. These assessments needed to:

  • Quantify the renewable energy generation capacity and associated carbon savings.
  • Assess the resilience of the projects to climate change impacts.
  • Identify and mitigate potential environmental effects.

The projects aimed to contribute to the UK’s goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, making it essential to demonstrate their environmental benefits and compliance with regulatory standards.

Lanpro needed expert environmental consultants to prepare detailed Climate Change Preliminary Environmental Information Reports (PEIRs) and Environmental Statement (ES) Chapters.

These reports were essential for demonstrating the net climate change benefits of the projects and supporting the planning applications, which aimed to contribute to the UK’s target of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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BENEFITS

Through our comprehensive environmental assessments and consultancy, Bureau Veritas delivered significant benefits to Lanpro Services and Island Green Power, contributing to the successful planning approvals for their nationally significant solar farm projects.

Supported Planning Approvals:
  • The environmental assessments provided critical support for the planning applications, helping to secure the necessary development consents.
Contributed to Net Zero Targets:
  • The projects aligned with the UK’s goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, demonstrating significant climate change benefits.
Quantified Carbon Savings:
  • The GHG Analysis quantified the expected carbon savings, highlighting the environmental benefits of the solar farm projects. 
Enhanced Climate Resilience:
  • The CCIA evaluated the projects’ resilience to climate change, ensuring their long-term viability and sustainability.
Mitigated Environmental Impacts:
  • The assessments identified and mitigated potential environmental effects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Spokesperson

Lanpro Services

The Bureau Veritas team showed their expertise, undertaking the assessments we needed in order to create the reports required to support our application. We had complete confidence throughout.

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