“Solstice Renewables, which is seeking to build a 40-acre solar panel farm at Swangleys Farm, has offered more than £212,000 over 25 years to three parish councils. The councils in Datchworth, Knebworth and Woolmer Green would receive proportional shares of the cash each year. Datchworth Parish Council Clerk Wendy Prowle said this could sway … [Read more…]
“Villagers fighting plans to build a solar farm have appealed to the Duchess of Cornwall to rein in her son-in-law. People living in Knebworth, Datchworth and Woolmer Green have signed a letter to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall asking her to oppose the building of a 40-acre solar farm at Swangleys Lane in Knebworth. The … [Read more…]
“A family whose house would be “surrounded” if a proposed solar farm is built claim it will create a blot on the landscape. Nick King, his wife Sye Bybrow and their three children live in a cottage in Bragbury Lane, Knebworth, next to where a 50-acre solar farm could be built by Solstice Renewables. … [Read more…]
“He is revered as a champion of the countryside and his River Cottage television series idealises rural living. But Old Etonian chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s sister Sophy has enraged locals in Hertfordshire with plans to build a 40-acre solar farm in the county. Sophy, who has been described as a ‘solar panel zealot’, is a press … [Read more…]
“14/02153/1 | Solar farm of approximately 8.5MW of generating capacity, comprising the installation of solar photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure including electrical inverter and transformer cabins, switchgear and meter house, access tracks, fencing, CCTV and landscaping. (As amended) | Land At Swangleys Farm Swangleys Lane Knebworth” Ref. No: 14/02153 in North Hertfordshire District Council … [Read more…]