Hands Off Our Heritage, Wildlife and Environment: Protect Romney Marsh
Protect the open landscapes and fertile farmlands 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 the wider defined Marsh area, or 25% of Romney Marsh's 10,000 hectares
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 and connection date: tbc.
Shepway Energy Park update: Pre-application environmental surveys paused. Second consultation period expected in autumn 2026 or early 2027 as far as we know.
South Brooks Solar Farm update: Pre-application environmental surveys ongoing. Second consultation period finished in July 2026. DCO will be submitted to Planning Inspectorate in around March 2027.
South Kent Energy Park update: Scoping report submitted to Planning Inspector and a Scoping Opinion was published in July 2026. Next round of consultations expected in Q1 2027.
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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