Hands Off Our Heritage, Wildlife and Environment: Protecting Romney Marsh
Protect the unique landscape and fertile farmland of Romney Marsh from mass solar industrialisation!
Three mega-scale solar/battery storage complexes
New proposals would result in millions of solar panels covering 8.5 square miles of farm land.
LATEST:
LAND REQUIRED FOR SOLAR POWER AND BATTERY STORAGE COMPLEXES ON ROMNEY MARSH TO DATE:
- 5300 acres of mostly top grade farmland, equal to
- approx 8.5 square miles or
- 3 Gatwick Airports
- 10% of Romney Marsh
100-acre ST MARY IN THE MARSH SOLAR FARM (opposite Marten Farm, St Mary's Road) was approved by Folkestone Hythe District Council Planning Committee in January 2026. Construction start date, subject to planning conditions: tbc.
Shepway Energy Park update: Pre-application environmental surveys ongoing. Second consultation period expected in summer 2026. Dates tbc.
South Brooks Solar Farm update: Pre-application environmental surveys ongoing. Second consultation period late May to mid-July 2026.
South Kent Energy Park update: Scoping report to be submitted to Planning Inspector some time in 2026.
Stop solar taking over!
Protecting Romney Marsh
Hands Off Our Marsh is a community interest group supported by Romney Marsh residents, former residents and regular visitors who are concerned about the industrial-scale solar parks that are being scoped for development on prime farm land around Old Romney, Hope All Saints, Midley, Newchurch, Burmarsh, Dymchurch, New Romney , Greatstone, Lydd and Dungeness.
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