RES has secured a development consent order (DCO) for its Steeple Renewables Project, comprising 450MW solar energy generation and a 150MW battery energy storage system (BESS).
October 9, 2026
Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has granted consent for a second large scale solar PV plant in as many days.
RES has secured a development consent order (DCO) for its Steeple Renewables Project, comprising 450MW solar energy generation and a 150MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The generation capacity of the solar element makes it a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP).
The news comes just a day after Island Green Power received a DCO for its 500MW Green Hill Solar Farm, which also features a BESS component.
Steeple Renewables Project is the third solar NSIP that Fahnbulleh has consented since taking the seat of energy secretary. The DCO application was accepted by the Planning Inspectorate in summer last year.
Due to be constructed in Nottinghamshire, the Steeple Renewables Project is located near the decommissioned West Burton Power Station and will use existing grid capacity and infrastructure in the area.
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The grid capacity around the disused power station means that Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire are key areas for solar development—much to the chagrin of some locals. According to Solar Media Market Research’s database, there are 14 solar plants across all stages of development that will connect at West Burton, with combined capacity of 1,586MWp.
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