TGC Renewables have just applied to West Somerset District Council for planning permission to install:
A PV solar farm on land at Aller Farm, East of Woodford and North of Monksilver, Williton, TA4 4HH, comprising 20.26 hectares of class 3b agricultural land. The purpose of the solar farm is to provide a clean, renewable and sustainable form of electricity which will help to meet the Government’s target of 20% renewables by 2020. It will generate and export 8.27 MWp to the grid each year which based on an average GB house hold consumption will power approximately 2,281 houses.
Hence Aller Farm has now been added to the "Planning Applications" section of our interactive map and list of large scale solar PV projects in South West England.
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BBC Devon report today that:
A countryside group has raised concerns about Devon farmland being taken out of food production for solar farms.
The "countryside group" the BBC is referring to is in fact The Campaign to Protect Rural England. According to the BBC, Penny Mills from the CPRE has said that:
More on Food Production Fears Over Devon Solar Farms
Tags: Biochar, Biofuels, Bowhay Farm, CPRE, FoE, Food, Goldscross Hill, Jonathan Scurlock, Lightsource, NFU, Planning, RegenSW, Solar PV, Teignbridge, TGC
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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 same. In a delegated decision it has been determined that no environmental impact assessment is required for the proposed 30 acre solar PV park at Hazard Farm near Harberton.
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After a lot of prevarication the Department of Energy and Climate Change web site now proudly proclaims that:
Consultation on the Renewables Obligation Banding Review is now closed.
In a press release yesterday the Secretary of State, Ed Davey, said that:
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Tags: Ben Cosh, DECC, Ed Davey, Eden Project, Gas, GEL, Geothermal, Growth, Onshore Wind, REA, ROCs, Ryan Law, SKM, Solar PV, TGC, Tim Jackson, Tim Smit
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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 by TGC Renewables for a large scale solar PV site near Harberton that they consulted local residents about at the same time as their Marley Thatch Farm site.
More on Proposed 30 Acre Solar Park at Hazard Farm, Harberton
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The Farmer's Guardian reports this morning that:
Planning approval has been granted for the largest UK solar project to date.
The 8MW project will provide the South West of England based farm with a guaranteed rental income over the next 25 years, and enough electricity to power 2,500 homes. The 27,924 PV panels will be installed over five interconnected fields on a site comprising 15.4 hectares, [at Marley Thatch Farm] near South Brent in Devon.
The report makes it clear that in this day and age the financial incentive for this (and other large scale solar PV farms in the area) is no longer the Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs for short):
More on South Hams DC Approves 8 MW Solar Park at Marley Thatch Farm near South Brent
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