We held an initial phase of community consultation that ran for six weeks from 23 October to 6 December 2024.

The aim of this consultation was to introduce Island Green Power and the overall Scheme, and share our earl-stage proposals for East Pye Solar to give people the opportunity to share their views and local knowledge.

Feedback to this consultation helped us understand those aspects of the proposed development which people want us to prioritise as we continue to evolve the design for the Scheme.

You can find out more about this first phase of consultation here.

Further to developing more detailed proposals, we will soon by carrying out a second phase of consultation (‘Phase Two’) for seven weeks, from Wednesday 18 June to Wednesday 6 August 2025, with in-person and online information events running throughout July as follows:

• Wednesday 2 July 2025, 14:30 – 19:30 – Aslacton and Great Moulton Coronation Hall, Carr Lane, Great Moulton, Norwich, NR15 2LA

• Thursday 3 July 2025, 14:30 – 19:30 – Saxlingham Nethergate Village Hall, Steward Close, Saxlingham Nethergate, Norwich, NR15 1AJ

• Thursday 10 July 2025, 14:00 – 19:00 – Long Stratton Village Hall, Ipswich Road, Long Stratton, Norwich, NR15 2TA

• Friday 11 July 2025, 14:30 – 19:30 – Brooke Village Hall, Norwich Road, Brooke, Norwich, NR15 1AB

• Saturday 12 July 2025, 11:00 – 15:00 – Hempnall Village Hall, Bungay Road, Hempnall, Norwich, NR15 2NG

• Tuesday 15 July 2025, 14:30 – 19:30 – Seething and Mundham Village Hall, Wheelers Lane, Seething, Norwich, NR15 1EJ

• Monday 21 July 2025, 18:30 – 20:00 – Community Webinar via Zoom – register to attend here. 

This will be a statutory phase of consultation as required by the Development Consent Order process for NSIP applications. This second phase of consultation will focus on:

• Our proposals for the Scheme, including a Site Location Plan indicating the proposed layout;

• The Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR), which sets out a preliminary assessment of likely significant environmental effects of the Scheme;

• Potential opportunities for community benefits associated with the Scheme;

• Anything else consultees and communities would like us to consider as part of the proposals for the Scheme.

We will review our detailed proposals in light of the feedback received during this second phase of consultation, along with the outcomes of ongoing assessments, to finalise the application for development consent we submit to the Planning Inspectorate.

Ahead of Phase Two consultation taking place, we have worked with South Norfolk Council and Norfolk County Council to develop a Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC). This sets out how we engage with and obtain feedback from local communities and interested parties on our detailed proposals for the Scheme. The SoCC is now available for you to view on our Documents webpage linked here.

As the applicant, we have a duty to demonstrate how we have taken your views into account in developing our final proposals for the Scheme. The application we submit to the Planning Inspectorate will include a Consultation Report summarising all issues raised in feedback to consultation along with an explanation of how we have taken views into account to develop our final proposals.

This Report, along with the other application documents will be published on the Planning Inspectorate’s website should our application be accepted for examination. Register your details with us here to be notified directly when this information is available to vie, and whenever more information on the Scheme is made available.