Approval of Massive Romney Marsh Solar Farm Slammed as 'Unforgivable'

Approval of massive Romney Marsh solar farm slammed as 'unforgivable'

The facility is expected to power 10,000 homes

Romney Marsh Solar Farm Approved 8–4: What Folkestone & Hythe Councillors Were Told, What the Papers Contradict, and What Happens Next (25/0542/FH)

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Planning and Licensing Committee has approved planning application 25/0542/FH for a 40-hectare (98.8-acre) solar farm on land opposite Marten Farm, St Mary’s Road, Romney Marsh, after a long committee debate that ranged from flood risk and farmland quality to grid capacity, traffic and the enforceability of decommissioning. The decision was made last night at a meeting chaired by Cllr Jackie Meade, with coun…