This Order may be cited at the East Yorkshire Solar Farm (Correction) Order 2025.
The East Yorkshire Solar Farm (Correction) Order 2025
Published: Wed 8th Oct 25
This Order, officially titled The East Yorkshire Solar Farm (Correction) Order 2025, formally amends specific linguistic and structural errors found within the previous development consent approval, The East Yorkshire Solar Farm Order 2025, as granted under the Planning Act 2008; these corrections were enacted by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero following a formal request from the project applicant and come into force on September 20th, 2025.
Arguments For
The order ensures the formal documentation pertaining to the development consent for the East Yorkshire Solar Farm is legally accurate, fulfilling administrative requirements under Schedule 4 of the Planning Act 2008.
Correction of the errors prevents potential future disputes or legal challenges arising from ambiguities or mistakes within the original Order text, thereby promoting certainty in the planning approval process.
The process followed—receiving a written request from the applicant and notifying relevant local authorities—demonstrates adherence to established statutory procedures for rectifying documentation errors.
Arguments Against
The need for corrections implies initial omissions or errors in the primary development consent Order, potentially suggesting flaws in the drafting or review process prior to granting consent.
Minor typographical or administrative corrections (like changing a word or punctuation mark) consume legislative time and resources that could otherwise be dedicated to new substantive legislation or urgent matters.
Introducing corrections after the initial order is made can cause temporary confusion for local authorities (East Riding of Yorkshire Council and North Yorkshire Council) and interested parties until the changes are fully integrated.
The document identifies that The East Yorkshire Solar Farm Order 2025, which originally granted development permission under the Planning Act 2008, contains errors that are subject to correction under Schedule 4 of that Act.
In accordance with paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, before the end of the relevant period (as defined in paragraph 1(6)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act), the Secretary of State received a written request from the applicant3 for the correction of errors in the Order under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act.
The Secretary of State received a formal written application from the project developer requesting specific amendments to the Order within the legally defined timeframe stipulated by the Planning Act 2008.
In accordance with paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the Secretary of State has informed East Riding of Yorkshire Council and North Yorkshire Council as the relevant local planning authorities4, that the request has been received.
The Secretary of State notified both the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the North Yorkshire Council, as the appropriate local planning bodies, that the request to make corrections to the Order had been officially logged.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 119, and paragraphs 1(4) and 1(8) of Schedule 4 to the Act, makes the following Order.
The Secretary of State is using the specific legal authority granted by section 119 and paragraphs 1(4) and 1(8) of Schedule 4 of the Planning Act 2008 to formally enact this subsequent correction Order.
Citation and commencement1.
(1)
(2)
This Order comes into force on 20th September 2025.
Article 1 establishes the official short title for this legislation as The East Yorkshire Solar Farm (Correction) Order 2025.
Subsection (2) specifies that this correcting Order becomes legally effective on September 20th, 2025.
Corrections2.
The East Yorkshire Solar Farm Order 2025 is corrected as set out in the table in the Schedule to the Order, in which—
(a)
column 1 sets out where the correction is to be made;
(b)
column 2 sets out how the correction is to be made; and
(c)
column 3 sets out the text which is to be substituted, inserted or omitted.
Article 2 directs that the specific corrections to the original 2025 Order are detailed within the accompanying Schedule.
The Schedule table organizes these changes across three columns: indicating the location of the error, the method of correction (e.g., substitution), and the resulting text change.
SCHEDULE Corrections Article 2
| Column (1) Where the correction is made | Column (2) How the correction is made | Column (3) Text substituted, inserted or omitted | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Article 11(8) | For “authoring” substitute | “authorising” | | Article 18(6) | Omit “require the” | | | Article 39(2) | After “overhanging land” insert | “within the” | | Schedule 1, Work No. 8(h) | Omit “and works to” | | | Schedule 14, Part 1, paragraph 2(d)(ii) | For “.” substitute | “,” | | Schedule 14, Part 6, paragraph 59(r) | Omit “under” | | | Schedule 14, Part 6, paragraph 70(5) | For “sub paragraph” substitute | “sub-paragraph” | | Schedule 14, Part 7, paragraph 79, “specified works” (a) | Omit “and/or” | | | Schedule 14, Part 7, paragraph 92(1)(e) | After “works;” insert | “and” |
The Schedule details the exact required amendments to the primary Order.
These involve correcting grammatical errors (like changing 'authoring' to 'authorising'), fixing punctuation (replacing a period with a comma), omitting redundant words or phrases ('require the', 'and works to'), and inserting missing connecting words ('within the', 'and').
These changes apply across various specific articles and schedules of the original development consent.
EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)
This Order corrects errors identified in the East Yorkshire Solar Farm Order 2025, which granted development consent under the Planning Act 2008, following a request under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act.
The explanatory note clarifies that the purpose of this Order is solely to correct mistakes found in the initial 2025 Order that authorized the development, confirming this action was triggered by a formal applicant request under the Planning Act 2008.
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