What it is
Renewable-energy facilities on farmland usually require municipal land-use rights and may require approvals relating to agricultural land, alongside environmental authorisation managed by environmental practitioners. We handle the planning workstream and coordinate with the project team.
When you may need it
- You are developing a solar, wind or battery storage facility
- A landowner is negotiating a lease for a renewable project
What our work includes
- Planning due diligence of candidate sites
- Land-use and related agricultural applications
- Coordination with environmental and engineering teams
The broad process
- 1.Site screening
- 2.Applications
- 3.Approvals
- 4.Condition compliance
Documents commonly required
- Lease or option agreements
- Project layout
- Environmental process information
You don’t need these to make an initial enquiry.
What affects cost and duration
- Professional planning fees for preparation and motivation
- Municipal application fees set by the relevant municipality
- Advertising and notice costs where public participation is required
- Specialist reports (for example traffic, engineering services or environmental)
- Environmental and agricultural specialist studies
We provide a project-specific quotation that separates professional fees from municipal charges, advertising and specialist costs. Timeframes vary with scope, completeness, objections, specialist work and municipal processing.
Limitations
Environmental authorisation is a separate process undertaken by environmental assessment practitioners.