Tag Archives: Solar Farms

UKIP Farm Spokesman Stuart Agnew’s chickens to be roasted by Massive Solar Farm

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Miles King

UKIP’s agriculture spokesman (John) Stuart Agnew may know nothing about chemistry, but he knows how to raise chickens. Agnew has a farm in Norfolk, where he has a 35000-chicken free range egg farm. Agnew also receives EU farm subsidies on … Continue reading →

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Solar Farm developers paying £1000 an acre a year to landowners

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Miles King

There’s an interesting piece on Farmers Weekly online today about rents landowners can expect to receive from Solar Farm developers. Despite the changes in the subsidy regime, the article suggests landowners can still look for £1000 an acre per annum … Continue reading →

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Rampisham Factcheck #5: The photographs of Rampisham Down

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Miles King

Some people are trying to make out that Rampisham Down SSSI is a poor quality, low value piece of wildlife grassland, or, as Professor Ghillean Prance, former Director of Key Gardens said a “very degraded and often impacted habitat”. They … Continue reading →

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Dorset CPRE’s letter to Secretary of State Pickles asking for Rampisham permission to be called in

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Miles King

Dorset CPRE have just published their letter asking for the Rampisham Down Solar Factory planning permission to be called in for determination by the Secretary of State. I am republishing it here. They make an extremely interesting point. There have … Continue reading →

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Rampisham Downs Factcheck #3: Professor Ghillean Prance’s speech in favour of buiding a Solar Factory on a SSSI

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Miles King

British Solar Renewables have just published Professor Ghillean Prance’s speech for them to the West Dorset District Council Planning Committee, when they met to decide whether to approve the development of a Solar Factory on Rampisham Down SSSI. I reproduce … Continue reading →

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Another SSSI to be trashed? Councillors approve solar farm on Rampisham Down

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Miles King

            Rampisham Down SSSI  (c) Miles King   While we wait to hear whether Brandon Lewis will decide to call in the planning permission granted by Medway District Council for the new town on Lodge … Continue reading →

Posted in Eric Pickles, Lodge Hill, Military Land, Natural England, public land, Rampisham Down, Solar Farms, SSSis, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments

Forget Biogas, we need Hydrogen from Solar

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Miles King

With 2014 looking like it’s going to be the warmest year since records began, in 1880, but probably much longer ago than that, we need to take collective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I have already explained just recently … Continue reading →

Posted in biofuels, biogas, climate change, Rampisham Down, Solar Farms | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Rampisham: BSR antics force council to defer planning decision

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Miles King

Today was decision day. The culmination of nearly two years work; West Dorset District Council were finally going to decide whether to give planning permission for a 40ha area of over 100,000 solar panels to be constructed on a Site … Continue reading →

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Rampisham Down SSSI Solar Farm bid: Tomorrow is decision day

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Miles King

          Solar Farm developers British Solar Renewables have their day in front of West Dorset District Council Planning Committee tomorrow, when their planning application to build a massive Solar Farm on one of the most important … Continue reading →

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Liz Truss gases on about Solar Farms, ignores threat from Maize.

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Miles King

The new  Environment Secretary Liz Truss has led a charge against solar farms recently, announcing that they should not be used on productive farmland, which is there to produce food. She called them “a blight on the landscape” and announced … Continue reading →

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