LARGE SOLAR ENERGY FARM COULD BE PROPOSED NEAR BRIGG

At every meeting  of Brigg Town Council's Planning & Environment Committee, held in the Angel Suite, councillors are instructed "to inspect any plans via the On Line Planning Register on the North Lincolnshire Council website, including Ridge and Broughton & Appleby Wards, for any applications close to the neighbouring boundary with Scawby Brook." 
There aren't many that fit the bill but one has now arisen which may, or may not, fall within the remit of the Brigg committee when it next meets.
For despite being put in public view on the Planning Portal by North Lincolnshire Council, it is not exactly a planning application.
A company from Scotland has contacted the council to request an EIA Screening Opinion in relation to the proposed development of a solar farm.
The location given is not far from Brigg, being near the River Ancholme - between Castlethorpe and Broughton bridges.
A developer can ask a local planning authority to give an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening opinion before an application for planning permission is submitted.
Planners have been told by Glasgow-based Intelligent Alternatives that the site is agricultural land to the north of Brigg. It covers approximately 65 hectares on Broughton Carrs.
According to particulars supplied, solar panels would be mounted on metal frames, secured to the ground by metal piles.
The proposal is for a solar farm of up to 33MW, powering approximately 9,300 homes annually for 30 years.
North Lincolnshire Council has been inviting comments on this screening option application.
It was contacted under Section 6 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (the EIA Regulations), to request an EIA Screening Opinion. So these Regulations are newly introduced.
Solar panels have been installed on the roofs of some homes in Brigg - one being pictured above.