Consultation is an important part of the development of Whitestone Solar Farm. We held our first round of consultation from 18 November 2024 to 31 January 2025 on our initial proposals. We reviewed and considered all of the feedback we received and made significant changes to the project to address key concerns.
Our second round of consultation ran over a six-week period from 16 September to 28 October 2025. We presented our updated proposals and the preliminary results of the environmental assessments for consultation.
We want to thank everyone who took the time to engage with the consultation and submit their feedback. We are now processing and analysing this feedback so that it can be reviewed by the project team. Feedback from this consultation, along with the results of ongoing environmental and technical assessments will help inform the updated project design and final Environmental Impact Assessment that we submit in our application for development consent.
Consultation materials
Learn more about our updated proposals through the consultation materials below.
Consultation Booklet & Questionnaire
The Consultation Booklet is the main document for the consultation and has all the information you need to respond to the consultation questionnaire. There are three versions of the booklet, one each for section of the project:
The questionnaire is available here.
Indicative Masterplans
The indicative operational masterplan shows the updated design. This includes potential areas for development (solar panels, batteries and substations), as well as the proposed landscape mitigation and enhancement areas. This is available for each of the three sections of the project, as well as the whole project spread over 8 pages to be the same zoomed in perspective.
The construction masterplan shows construction access, cable routes and compounds, and is available for Whitestone 1, Whitestone 2, Whitestone 3, as well as the whole project spread over 8 pages to show the same perspective.
The Draft Environmental Statement
The non-technical summary and its figures are here. View the full document at the document library here.
Information events
To learn more about our proposals and meet the project team, we held eight public information events during the consultation period.
Date | Location |
Thursday, 2 October 2025 10am-2pm | Thurcroft Gordon Bennett Memorial Hall, S66 9DD |
Friday, 3 October 2025 1pm-5pm | Todwick Village Hall, S26 1HJ |
Saturday, 4 October 2025 10am-3pm | Conisbrough Ivanhoe Centre, DN12 3JX |
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 3pm-7pm | Harthill Village Hall, S26 7YL |
Wednesday, 8 October 2025 3pm-7pm | Ravenfield Parish Hall, S65 4PT |
Monday, 13 October 2025 2pm-6pm | Treeton Reading Room, S60 5QP |
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 3pm-7pm | Ulley Village Hall, S26 3YD |
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 12-4pm | Whiston Village Hall, S60 4HX |
Next steps
Now the consultation has closed, we are reviewing and considering all of the feedback that we have received. This feedback, along with ongoing environmental assessments will help inform the updated proposals and final Environmental Statement that we submit in our application for development consent. To learn more about the development process, click here.