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One of the biggest protesters to the creation of a huge solar farm on the outskirts of Elstree has started a petition calling on the Prime Minister to 'protect prime farmland from solar industrialisation'. Clive Glover is among a number of campaigners fighting a proposal to construct a solar farm across 20 fields between Elstree and Radlett. More than 1,400 have objected to the scheme on Hertsmere Borough Council's planning portal, making it the most objected scheme in Hertsmere's history. Protesters, who have printed banners and hung them up around the borough, are concerned about th...
Oliver Dowden has publicly responded to concerns raised about plans for a solar farm. Credit: Lynn Margolis Photography Oliver Dowden has called on residents to "share their views" about plans to construct a solar farm on green belt land. The Hertsmere MP says "a number of residents" have approached him about the Hilfield Solar Farm proposal which would stretch across 20 fields between Elstree and Radlett. The scheme by Enso Energy has received 466 objections on Hertsmere Borough Council's planning portal, along with 63 comments of support, while a campaign group 'Save Our Green Belt. S...
Campaigners by a banner which has been put up in Watling Street, Radlett. Credit: Lynn Margolis Photography Campaigners have stepped up their efforts to raise awareness of a huge solar farm planned for the countryside. Banners are going up around Radlett and Elstree headlined ‘Save Our Green Belt. Stop the Solar Farm’ after official proposals for the solar farm were submitted last month. The Hilfield Solar Farm scheme would involve solar panels being constructed for a period of 35 years over 20 fields on land that stretches from Elstree Aerodrome, out towards the A41 in Patchett’s...