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Pile Testing Underway

Pile testing will commence on 27 October and should complete by 11 November. This forms part of the project’s investigation works and involves inserting and removing piles from various points across the site to establish … Read more

SPA Construction Noise – available for comments

The Developer’s have submitted their final SPA Construction Noise Plans to Swale Borough Council for approval. This is the last one – for now!! GREAT has submitted its formal response to this submission. We have … Read more

Operational Noise – available for comments

The Developer’s have submitted their final Operational Noise Plans to Swale Borough Council for approval. GREAT has submitted its formal response to this submission. We would welcome your support to submit your own comments by … Read more

Protected Species – available for comments

The Developer’s have submitted their final Protected Species Plans to Swale Borough Council for approval. GREAT has submitted its formal response to this submission. We are very concerned about a number of their proposals which … Read more

Developer Requirements

The Development Consent Order (DCO) approved in May 2020 included 20 requirements the Developer must satisfy before development works can commence. The outline details of these are: Time limits – the development must commence no … Read more

Please sign petition for a Farmland Protection Policy

GREAT has joined the Solar Campaign Alliance, a joint venture between resident-driven action groups opposing the rapidly growing issue of large-scale solar developments on UK farmland. Following approval of the Cleve Hill Solar Farm proposal, … Read more

Water voles are moving house

Cleve Hill Solar Park Ltd (CHSPL) announced that work to displace the water voles on the site will commence on 21 March 2022 and is expected to take 6 weeks to complete. This work is … Read more

Solar insanity: an update on Cleve Hill

Article reproduced from the Faversham Eye By Katherine Hutchinson Discussion around the highly contentious Cleve Hill solar park has gone relatively quiet since the development received legal approval in late spring this year. At the … Read more

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