Proposed 30 Acre Solar Park at Hazard Farm, Harberton
Last week's list of planning applications received by South Hams District Council contains the entry: Request for screening opinion for Solar PV development (new site) This seems to be an application...
View ArticleNo EIA Required for the Harberton Solar Farm
Whilst there seems to be much less paperwork showing on the South Hams District Council web site than for similar applications in Teignbridge, the ultimate outcome down there appears to be much the...
View ArticleTotnes Community Wind Farm Seeks Planning Permission
The Totnes Community Wind Farm is one of a variety of projects that the Totnes Renewable Energy Society (or TRESOC for short) are involved in which address what they describe as: The critical need for...
View ArticleSouth Hams DC Approves 5 MW Solar Park at Hatchlands Farm near Harberton
South Hams District Council have approved plans for what the Design and Access Statement refers to as A 5 megawatt solar PV farm on 13.24 hectares of grade 3 agricultural land at Hatchlands Farm...
View ArticlePermission Refused for the Totnes Community Wind Farm
On Wednesday afternoon South Hams District Council development management committee debated whether to give permission for the construction of the Totnes Community Wind Farm. They ultimately decided to...
View ArticleSouth Brent Wind Turbine Seeks Extra Investors
South Brent Community Energy Society are holding a number of open evenings over the next two weeks where they will be seeking additional funding for the construction of a "medium size" wind turbine...
View ArticleAEE Unveil the Coombeshead Solar Park Blog
Earlier this year South Hams District Council decided that no preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment would be needed for proposals to build two large scale solar PV arrays near Coombeshead...
View ArticleUK Parliament to Debate Large Scale Solar PV Parks
It was announced on Twitter earlier today that the UK's Backbench Business Committee has scheduled a debate in Westminster Hall on Thursday July 11th on the topic of large scale solar arrays. Never...
View ArticleSBCES Wind Turbine Now Generates Renewable Energy!
As we reported at the end of last month, the South Brent Community Energy Society's "remanufactured" Vestas V27 wind turbine has now been delivered and installed. Here's a time lapse video revealing...
View ArticleFloodgates open to solar farm "monstrosities"?
According to today's edition of the Western Morning News: Planning Minister Kris Hopkins has revealed he will not “call in” plans for 45,000 solar panels to be build at Coombeshead Farm, Diptford,...
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