Swindon Climate Action Network Group and the Wiltshire Climate Alliance are asking for support to submit comments via the Wiltshire Council planning portal before 27th November 2023 regarding a proposed solar farm in Wiltshire, near Kington St. Michael, about 20 miles west of Swindon, south of the M4 and adjacent to the A350.
The solar farm proposes electricity generation equivalent to consumption of around 15,000 homes with CO2 savings of 13,700 tonnes annually compared with gas generation.
Community & Environmental Benefits from Solar Farm in Wiltshire
This Wiltshire solar farm proposal includes a range of environmental benefits such as new hedgerows, continued agricultural use with sheep grazing and biodiversity improvements.
The developers Eden Renewables, include in the proposals a community and educational benefit fund for local people of £24,000 per year for 40 years, opportunity for shared ownership, 3km of new footpaths and bridleways, a community orchard, new trees, wildflower meadows, beehives, bird and bat boxes as well as an area for allotments.
The submitted planning application for this solar farm in Wiltshire can be viewed on the Wiltshire Council planning portal, where members of the public can provide comments to Wiltshire Council. Find our more about our home solar installation service to have a micro solar farm on your own property.