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.

Our Phase Two (statutory) consultation ran for seven weeks from Wednesday 18 June to Wednesday 6 August 2025.

The purpose of this statutory stage of consultation was to present our updated proposals for East Pye Solar and give local communities and interested parties the opportunity to provide their views on how the plans have evolved since the initial consultation we held last year.  

Over the course of the seven-week consultation, we held six in-person events and one online event, welcoming over 550 people. We also met with individuals and organisations to understand first-hand their concerns and answer any questions.    

We are really pleased with the significant level of engagement and responses we have received over the course of the consultation. We would like to thank everyone who took part, including those who have taken the time to provide feedback.  

Now the consultation has closed, we will review all the feedback received alongside the findings from our ongoing environmental and technical assessments, to help finalise our detailed proposals for East Pye Solar. We will then submit our application for development consent to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS).   

Our final application will include a Consultation Report summarising the responses submitted to the consultation, along with an explanation of how we have taken those points into account to develop our final proposals for the Scheme.      

We anticipate submitting our application in Q4 2025. After receiving our application, PINS has 28 days to decide whether to accept it so it can proceed to examination stage. If accepted, PINS will publish all the application documents on its website, including the Consultation Report – this will be the first opportunity for you to view our final documentation, which will be accessible on the Scheme page on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.

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.