With a new Prime Minister comes a new opportunity. Today, KSCA has written an Open Letter calling on the Government to put communities at the heart of the energy transition. We support renewable energy. But we believe it will only succeed if it is delivered with communities, not imposed upon them. Local knowledge, meaningful consultation […]
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It’s a simple question, but one that’s becoming increasingly important. We hear the words ‘huge’, ‘massive’, ‘giant’, ‘mega’ and ‘colossal’ whenever a new solar farm is proposed.But what counted as a very large solar farm just a few years ago is very different from the scale of some projects being proposed today. For many local
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Kingsway withdraws… then announces plans to resubmit Just when we thought we were about to enter the next stage of the planning process, Kingsway unexpectedly withdrew its planning application—just one day before the Planning Inspectorate was due to decide whether it would accept it for examination. At first, this looked like very good news. However,
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Planning application has been submitted: What happens now? On 21 May the planning application was submitted by Kingsway Solar to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS). For those of you who registered will have received a notification from PINS shortly afterwards. The project has now entered the Acceptance stage of the Development Consent Order (DCO) process. During
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Kingsway Solar – An Update You may be wondering what’s happening with Kingsway — it’s all gone very quiet. Kingsway, the developer, had planned to submit its planning application at the end of March, then indicated mid-April. Both deadlines have now passed. Following direct contact with Kingsway, they have said submission is now expected in
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Thank you to everyone who came along to the Walk event in Weston Colville on 21 March. This has helped the Parish Council Alliance (PCA) raise funds for the legal campaign. During the talk, the KSCA and PCA panel answered questions from the community about what lies ahead and where matters currently stand with the
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Last weekend, residents gathered in Weston Colville for a much-loved circular community walk. The route began at the River Stour, an important drinking water source for communities in Essex, and continued along the Avenue, where trees have been planted by the community, along the byway, over the River Stour ford, and back down the bridleway
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AGM and Next Steps Thank you to everyone who attended our AGM on Wednesday 11 February. It was encouraging to see such strong community support. The evening opened with a short campaign film created by Bob Coates in collaboration with members of our local community. Tony Day, Chair of KSCA, then outlined what has been
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Join our community walk on 21 March – open to everyone Kingsway proposes to fill this field with 4.2m tall panels, with a haul road running down the hill behind. Do you wonder how the proposed Kingsway solar farm might change our local landscape? Whether you’re deeply involved or just curious to learn more, join
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There was a strong turnout at the KSCA AGM on 11 February 2026 at The Reading Room in Weston Colville, as residents gathered to hear the latest on the proposed Kingsway Solar Farm and what happens next. The evening began with the launch of a new campaign video created by Bob Coates and members of
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