Solar farms and food production: Are we putting solar in the right places?

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We need more renewable energy, but we also need to think carefully about where we put it. New maps developed by KSCA raise important questions about the amount of large-scale solar development being proposed in areas containing some of England’s highest-quality agricultural land. These maps compare large-scale solar projects in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project […]

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What do we mean by a ‘huge’ solar farm?

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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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KSCA Campaign News: June 2026

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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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Walk, Talk, Protect: Taking Action Against Kingsway Solar

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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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