FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Field is a developer/owner/operator, which means we are responsible for the project throughout its entire lifecycle. This differentiates us from many developers who look to take the project to shovel-ready status – that’s securing land, grid connection and planning permission, and then sell the project on.

We will be working with the community during early design and development, construction, and throughout the operation of the project.

We will be submitting our planning application to Boston Borough Council in mid 2025. If we are granted consent, we would look to start construction in 2028 and it will take about two years to complete.

Once operational, the battery will have minimal impact on local traffic, with only occasional visits required for maintenance. When the battery is being built, construction traffic is managed through a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) which will be submitted as part of the application. The CTMP will include details of construction traffic numbers, vehicle routing and working hours.

As with all aspects of the development, we welcome input from the local community to help reduce any impact on local roads where possible.

The main noise associated with batteries are the cooling fans, which keep the batteries from overheating. This noise level is low and the batteries are not expected to be audible beyond the site boundary. Noise is measured against existing background noise levels and noise levels are required to meet the relevant British Standards and World Health Organisation Noise Guidelines.

We conduct thorough noise evaluations for each site and implement various noise mitigation measures in our project plans. These measures, such as acoustic fencing and bunding, ensure that noise impacts are acceptable at nearby sensitive locations.

Large batteries are safe facilities. We work hard throughout site design, construction and into operation to ensure the safety of our sites. We would only use batteries that have best-in-class fire safety performance and will be compliant with all relevant fire safety standards.

The batteries will be constantly monitored and in the unlikely event that a fire does occur, the facility will employ automatic fire detection and suppression systems.

All our sites are designed in accordance with the National Fire Chief Council’s guidance, including minimum separation distances between equipment and availability of fire water for perimeter cooling in case of an emergency. Our suppliers are required to meet fire safety performance standards.

We also work with the local fire and rescue service to ensure suitable emergency response procedures are in place, including an Emergency Response Plan. A draft version of this is available in the Outline Battery Safety Management Plan which will be submitted as part of our application.

To keep our sites secure, all our projects include perimeter fencing and gated access. During operation, our sites are unmanned and CCTV is used to monitor activities.