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Rutland County Council's planning committee has approved the plans for Staveley Solar Farm. We are hugely disappointed, especially given...
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Dec 31 min read
Decision Time: Thursday December 5
The Staveley Solar development application by Anglian Water and TotalEnergies comes before Rutland County Council’s planning committee on...
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May 311 min read
Important Statement: Rutland Solar Action Group
Rutland Solar Action Group welcomes the Ministerial Statement on May 15 that solar farms should not be developed on Best and Most...
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Apr 625 min read
Our Objection Is In – Submit Yours by April 12
There are just a few days left to object to the Staveley Solar Farm planning application before the deadline on April 12. Please visit...
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Mar 191 min read
New Video Reveals Threat to Rutland Landscape
New drone video of the proposed Staveley Solar Farm site near Pilton, Morcott, Wing, North and South Luffenham has shocked local...
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Mar 182 min read
How to Object & Reasons (Deadline: April 12, 2024)
DEADLINE: April 12, 2024 Visit Rutland County Council Website Quote Planning Application Reference: 2024/0300/MAF Bluestone Energy and...
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Jan 82 min read
Alicia Kearns MP Speaks at Packed Public Meeting
Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns was among the guest speakers at a packed public meeting in Morcott hosted by Rutland Solar Action...
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Jan 21 min read
Urgent Action Required: Comment by Jan 8
Time is running out to stop the development of large scale solar farms on agricultural land in Rutland. Tell Rutland County Council your...
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Dec 29, 20231 min read
Register Now: Public Meeting, Friday Jan 5, 6.30pm, Morcott Village Hall
Help us to STOP STAVELEY SOLAR FARM and the industrialisation of farmland near Pilton, Morcott, Wing, North Luffenham and South...
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Nov 9, 20231 min read
Save the Date: Friday Jan 5, 2024 (6.30-8.00pm)
Rutland Solar Action Group is hosting a meeting at Morcott Village Hall on Friday 5th January 6.30pm-8.00pm, bringing the community...
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Jul 21, 20231 min read
Alicia Kearns MP speaks out on industrial solar
Watch Alicia Kearns MP speak out on the overwhelming number and size of industrial solar developments proposed for Lincolnshire and...
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Jul 21, 20231 min read
Watch BBC East Midlands Today
Watch East Midlands Today on iPlayer while available (from 6 mins 42 secs): https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001nyg8/east-midlands-...
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Jul 20, 20231 min read
Read Rutland & Stamford Mercury report
Read the full report on the Rutland & Stamford Mercury website: https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/protesters-launch-website-and-peti...
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Jul 20, 20231 min read
BBC East Midlands Today film at Pilton-Morcott site
Watch BBC East Midlands Today on BBC One at 6.30pm this evening (Thursday July 20) for a report on industrial solar in Rutland, including...
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Jul 19, 20232 min read
Petition and fundraiser launched
Rutland Solar Action Group has launched a website, petition and fundraising campaign to stop the development of an 80-hectare (200-acre)...
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Jul 9, 20231 min read
Rutland Solar Action Group Petition
Rutland Solar Action Group has today launched a petition to Stop Staveley Solar Farm Rutland. Staveley Solar Farm – near Pilton, Morcott...
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Jul 5, 20231 min read
Special Protection Area
In March 2023, Rutland Solar Action Group made a formal complaint to Rutland County Council about its procedure and not requiring an...
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May 22, 20232 min read
Formal complaint submitted
(March 13, 2023) Residents of villages near farmland where a fourth new, industrial-size solar farm in Rutland has been proposed have...
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