PVTIME – Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has unveiled its plans for the Redmere onshore wind farm, which is set to be the largest onshore wind project in England proposed in the last decade.
Located in East Anglia, the planned 303MW Redmere development has now entered the public consultation phase. This consultation is a key procedural step in the early stages of the project, inviting local residents, landowners, industry stakeholders and statutory bodies to submit feedback on the project’s layout, ecological impact, transport routes and supporting infrastructure before formal planning work begins.
According to project documentation, the scheme will comprise up to 32 wind turbines, paired with an on-site battery energy storage facility and a dedicated on-farm substation. If planning consent is secured, Redmere will supply consistent baseload-capable onshore wind-generated electricity to Britain’s national transmission grid, providing substantial volumes of zero-carbon power to support the United Kingdom’s legally binding net-zero commitments.
Redmere forms part of a pair of East Anglian onshore wind projects, alongside the 126MW Chatteris proposal, which was also put forward by Vattenfall. Together, these two projects could supply clean power to around 321,000 UK households each year. The developer has pledged to deliver at least 10% biodiversity net gain for Redmere alone across the project lifetime, alongside potential local supply chain opportunities, job creation and community benefit funding mechanisms for nearby communities.
Feedback collected throughout the ongoing public consultation exercise will be analysed and integrated to refine the project design. Vattenfall will then prepare the formal Development Consent Order documentation for submission to the UK Planning Inspectorate. Construction work can only commence once full planning approval has been granted.
