Hundreds object to Stroud solar farm plans
In total, more than 260 comments have been made on the plans via the council's website.One objector said the area was "already inundated with solar power plants". "It is unreasonable to impose yet another on those of us who live in this area," they added.
Another commenter said a nearby solar farm development was already causing traffic and construction noise.Gloucestershire County councillor Stephen Davies said residents recognised the need for solar farms and were not against them in general."The concern is the overdevelopment of these in the flat piece of land between the M5 and the Severn."This is overdevelopment on farming land that is equally important for food production," he said.The plans are due to be voted on by December.
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Meet the family where NINE sons have been RAF pilots... including WWI pioneer, hero member of The Few and now Chinook officer in the Middle East
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Anthony's great-uncle, Air Commodore William Helmore, was a Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) pilot during the First World War. His other great uncle, Air Marshall Sir Victor Goddard, was senior air commander to Lord Gort of the British Expeditionary Force during 1940. He is said to have come up with the idea of sending 'Little Ships' to Dunkirk to evacuate BEF troops, which enabled 330,000 men to fight another day. Gort had asked him to persuade Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, 1st Sea Lord, of the importance of sending more than the planned four destroyers to aid the evacuation of the British Army. In the meeting, he suggested including private civilian yachts, lifeboats and other small vessels in the mass evacuation, as they could reach the dunes at La Panne. Air Marshall Goddard was played by Sir Michael Redgrave in the film The Night My Number Came Up. 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The Guardian
43 minutes ago
- The Guardian
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