The Planning Inspectorate announced on 9 October 2026 that the Steeple Renewables Project had been granted development consent by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The application covers a proposed solar farm in Nottinghamshire comprising approximately 450MW of solar energy generation and approximately 150MW of Battery Energy Storage System capacity.

Steeple Solar Farm Limited submitted the application to the Planning Inspectorate on 14 May 2025, and it was accepted for examination on 11 June 2025. Recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 10 July 2026 following a six-month examination in which the public, statutory consultees and interested parties could give evidence to the Examining Authority.

The inspectorate said the decision was the 115th energy application out of 183 examined to date and was completed within the statutory timescale set by the Planning Act 2008. It said the decision was made by Baroness Curran on behalf of the Energy Secretary's legal authority, and the decision, recommendation and evidence are publicly available on the National Infrastructure Planning website.