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  • North Kesteven District Council (North Kesteven District Council)

    North Kesteven District Council is concerned to ensure that the potential development of the Mallard Pass solar farm along with the other registered/proposed NSIP solar farms in North Kesteven and... Read more

    Submitted by: Local authorities
    Date submitted: 10 January 2023

  • Barrie John Church

    I support the intent of the application. It is vital for this country to have a diversity of power generation systems in support of base load nuclear power. One of the main objections by others is the... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Christopher Bluff

    I am all for using solar panels as a way to produce renewable energy.However these solar panels should be primarily situated on existing building’s.Another option could be installing panels on the... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Derek Cox

    The area designated is prime agricultural land. We are a small island with a large population. This project should be moved onto land that is not used to produce food

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Gemma Rogerson

    This will bring a huge amount of disruption to our local area. Land which is currently used for animals and food production will be lost.

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Heather Shorrock

    -the overwhelming size of the installation, the visual impact of this on the local area and impact on wildlife. - the efficiency of the installation and quality of solar panels used, the additional... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Sally Anne Naylor on behalf of John William Naylor (John William Naylor)

    This development is planned to be right beside our farm boundary, we asked for two fields to be taken off which mallard pass have agreed to as the land is grade two. I am interested to keep abreast of... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Judith Laurie

    The main issue to be considered is Climate Change. This is followed closely by environmental issues such as air quality and pollution. To use solar power whenever, wherever possible seems an obvious... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Linda Foster

    I am concerned about the environmental impact of such a large solar farm in a farming area. Farm land should be the last place used. There are massive warehousing developments being built and... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Mark Andrew Gilbert

    Main concern is the miss use of quality agricultural land. This country should be aiming to become more self sufficient in food production. In this area farm land is being given up for projects like... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Melanie Cuccio

    What are proposed mitigation measures

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Miriam Spring Davies

    The negative aspects of this proposal absolutely annihilate any suggested positive, I will list my very real concerns below: - The sheer industrial scale of Mallard Pass – Rutland is the smallest... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Nigel Burt

    I am concerned about the shear size of this project, in particular why use arable land, is the storage of energy in lithium battery banks actually safe and do we have the infrastructure to cope with... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Patrick Cannon

    I strongly object to the proposed project on the basis that it will remove a significant amount agricultural land from agricultural production, have a material negative impact on the local natural... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Philip Davis

    The proposal is far too large and therefore will negatively affect too many people

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Simon Boyde

    I strongly support the solar farm and it should be allowed to go ahead. The principal valid objections to it are primarily visual - protesters dont like the look. Claims of removal of farmland are... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Stefan Zygmunt Rakowski

    The proposed scheme: - should be built on brownfield sites, not on prime farmland. - is excessive in its size. - will have a serious adverse impact on the countryside for agricultural use, food... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Tadeusz Jerzy Pawel Wilk

    I strongly object to this development using prime agricultural land. There are no guarantees that this development will benefit the local community such as lowering energy costs.

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Tamara Cannon

    I find the proposed scale of this project concerning. As an avid walker of the area I am concerned about the effects on wildlife and the accessibility to the countryside. The scale of the site is just... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • The Andreae Family (The Andreae Family)

    The scale of the Mallard Pass Solar Project proposal is colossal, to the extent that it will lead to irreversible damage to the local community (8 villages immediately nearby, plus another 10 within 3... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Sarah Elizabeth Critchard on behalf of The Critchard Family (The Critchard Family)

    Concern about the overall size of the solar farm. Concern about the effect of the project on rural roads in a) the construction of the sites and b) the ultimate maintenance of those sites.

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 9 January 2023

  • Adrian Gombault

    I have a number of concerns about the development. First and foremost, the sheer, unprecedented scale of the installation is just way out of proportion to the nature of the environment and the small... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Andrew Jones

    Impact on wildlife and loss of prime agriculture fields Noise impact Reflecting heat causing problems with the atmosphere The panels proposed will be out of date within 5 years, if replaced they can... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Clare Arthey

    I live right next to the proposed site I am concerned about the size of the project and the fact it will in many cases be built on land which crops are currently grown on I am also very concerned... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Darren Barber

    Considerable impact to the local ecosystem , wild animals and removal of significant amounts of green space. There are additional issues caused by increased traffic on small country roads creating... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Fiona Kenyon

    I have a number of concerns about the development. First , the sheer, unprecedented scale of the installation is just way out of proportion to the nature of the environment and the small villages... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Gareth Bramley

    I feel that the size of the site is far too large and will directly impact on those whom live in close proximity. With a little more planning, breaking it down into smaller sites would lesson the... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Gillian Johns

    This is too big, using agricultural land, huge impact on local communities . Solar needs to be on roofs not land

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Iain McBain

    This project is in the wrong place as we should not be using valuable farm land for solar projects of this type. There are hundreds of brown field sites around the country that could be used for solar... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Iris Nolan

    I want to oppose the project

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Jean Jakeman

    I feel the proposed development is too vast and will have a detrimental effect on wildlife and habitat, be a blot on beautiful landscape removing our current opportunity to walk in the countryside and... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Jeremy John Claydon

    My main objection is the use of good grade land, I believe that it is very important for prime agricultural land to be used for crowing crops, I do not accept that some farming can be achieved even... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Jon Culverhouse

    The proposed location is an area of great natural beauty that will be completely destroyed by the construction of a solar farm. The local area will be massively adversely affected during any... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Linda Ferrow

    This Project will ruin a lovely part of the countryside as it is so vast. It will be built on prime agricultural land that surely would be better served growing crops for food. It will disturb the... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Malcolm Brian Ravilious

    I am seriously concerned about: - the significant loss of food-producing land. - environmental impact - sourcing of materials to be used on the project - impact on our local infrastructure & lifestyle... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Marie Hughes

    The current plans for the solar farm are too large and will result in productive farmland being lost. In addition there is limited clarity on the status of the land after the solar farms productive... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Nikola Novakovic

    The proposal is inappropriate on many counts but particularly in the loss of good agricultural land, an appalling environmental impact, a great detriment to the local community and for geopolitical... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Pam Orme

    I am completely opposed to this project on the basis that: 1. It covers too large an area being nearly 4 times larger than any existing solar site in the country – and placed in the middle of the... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Peter Cousins

    This will take up prime agricultural land at a time when we need to be producing more of our own food. Solar should be put on buildings, all new homes, businesses and there should be incentives so the... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Suzanne Feary

    I believe that this development will completely overwhelm the local area with its sheer size and if allowed to go ahead the land lost to this solar farm will never be recovered. While understanding... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Roger Albert Newton on behalf of The Newton Family (The Newton Family)

    The total site area is immense. Visual harm and loss of agricultural food producing land. Unconvinced that the proposed mitigation area will continue to hold such status. Inevitable construction... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 8 January 2023

  • Alastair Carr

    This solar farm is crucial to achieving net-zero emissions, increasing biodiversity in the UK and crucially, it will not contribute towards the loss of wildlife, because humans have already reduced... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023

  • Anthony Peowrie

    Solar panels should never be installed on productive agricultural land. Our country needs every square meter of such land to produce food for our population. The suitable locations for solar panels... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023

  • Charisa Harvey

    I full support the application for the solar farm. I have seen the protest banners showing the height of the panels and they are lower than the hedging. You will not be able to see them. We need to... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023

  • Clare Polito

    Please do not build Mallard Pass Solar Farm on farmland - put solar panels on all big units and warehouses instead! The countryside and emvironment is so precious.

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023

  • David Charles Proctor

    These solar farms inevitably use land that should be retained for food production. Moreover, they only produce energy during daylight hours which, at this time of year, is not much - just when it’s... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023

  • Dyfrig Jenkins

    By building on quality agricultural land, national and local government and industry will continue to destroy our natural resources. Food as well as energy security will be vital to the local and... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023

  • Giles Polito

    Please stop this project. It is on a green field site

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023

  • Guy Hillyard

    Why on agricultural land when we need food security and room for wildlife and people to access green spaces? Solar farms are eyesores that blight the landscape, every eligible house in Rutland could... Read more

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023

  • Jeremy Gibbs

    I object to the misuse of high quality farmland for energy generation

    Submitted by: Members of the public/businesses
    Date submitted: 7 January 2023