CRESSING PARISH COUNCILSheepcotes Solar Farm
Eden Renewables propose to submit a planning application for Sheepcote Solar Farm, 600m east of White Notley, and invite you to a public consultation about their plans. They are holding two consultation events to present more details of the proposals and members of the team will be on hand to answer any questions.
Tuesday 1st November 2022, 4 pm – 7 pm
Public exhibition at White Notley Village Hall, Witham, CM8 1RQ
Tuesday 8th November 2022, 6 pm – 7 pm
A virtual online meeting using the Zoom webinar platform
Please register in advance via the website.
Key facts
- Installed capacity: 13.8 MWac
- Electricity generated equivalent to the consumption of about 6,300 average homes
- Approximately 5,500 tonnes CO2 saved each year
- Solar panels would use the latest tracker technology with battery storage so power can be used when it is needed most
- Continued agricultural use with sheep grazing and substantial biodiversity improvements
- Community and educational benefit fund for local people
Why solar?
- Solar is now subsidy free, it is one of the cheapest electricity-generating technologies and contributes to lower energy prices for everyone
- Solar can boost the UK’s energy security reducing our reliance on imported energy and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- The UK government has a Net Zero target of 2050 and aims to fully decarbonise the electricity grid by 2035
- Essex County Council has a target to meet all the county’s energy needs from renewables by 2040
Why here?
- The site is relatively well screened due to existing topography, mature trees and hedgerows
- It is close to Braintree and the villages of White Notley, Faulkbourne and Silver End
which can benefit from clean energy
- It is adjacent to an existing solar farm which integrates with the landscape
- Eden Renewables has secured a grid connection nearby
- Essex is one of the sunniest counties in the UK
Eden Renewables is an international renewable energy and energy storage project developer, working across the UK, USA and in sub-Saharan Africa through their partner GridX Africa.
The senior management team has been developing renewable energy projects since the early days of the industry from 2010 onwards. Eden Renewables was founded in 2017 by the team behind the successful, award-winning, UK solar company, Solstice Renewables. From
UK offices in Wiltshire and London they are working on a pipeline of utility-scale solar, wind, battery storage and hydrogen projects.
Eden is known for setting industry-leading standards on solar farms for:
- Biodiversity and ecological enhancement
- Continuing agricultural use
- Community and educational benefits
The consultation materials will also be made available on their website following the events, including a recording of the webinar. Eden value any feedback you may have in relation to this proposal, and will take any concerns into account with design changes where technically feasible.
