| We have been informed by Buckinghamshire Council that the planning application from Rosefield has now been submitted to the Government’s National Infrastructure Planning website. We urge everyone to visit the link below and click on ‘Get updates’ on the left-hand side of the page to stay informed about this highly concerning project: 🔗 View the Planning Application and Sign Up for Updates Once the Planning Inspectorate receives the application, they have 28 days to decide whether to accept it for examination. After that, anyone can register to comment and view the full range of documents submitted. To help our community understand the implications of Rosefield’s updated plans, we recently held two public presentations at East and Botolph Village Hall. For those who were unable to attend or who would like to revisit the information, the presentation is available below. Thank you for staying engaged and standing with us in protecting our local area. |
In simple terms Rosefield Solar Farm will mean:
The site boundary will be 1,689 acres (Approximately the size of 1,000 football pitches, 2.64 square miles), which will include:
* Approximately 689 acres of solar panels.
* Anywhere between 242,500 to 1,370,000 Solar panels depending on the panel size.
* A new substation.
* A huge BESS facility in the fields at Botolph Claydon with over 296 shipping containers
* A collector compound with transformers and cables, with the boundary being up to 6m high.
* 2.5m high security fencing with CCTV and security lighting at 3.5m high.
To give you an idea of heights, a double-decker bus is approximately 4.5m high!
A new hedgerow is proposed along the length of Brentwood Jubilee Way to screen views! Why should we be subject to having our views obstructed when we currently have the best views across our countryside!
Approximately 2-1/2 years of construction including hundreds of HGV movements per day, affecting Botolph Claydon, East Claydon, Middle Claydon, Hogshaw, Steeple Claydon, Calvert, Twyford, Winslow, Buckingham and Quainton.
AIL’s (Abnormal Indivisible loads) – measuring over 2.9m wide and 18.65m length will travel to the site North, via A421, A413, High Street (Winslow) Vicarage Road and East Claydon.
There will be up to 600 staff on site per day. Working days are considered as being 7am-7pm Monday to Friday and 7am – noon on Saturdays.
We need to remind ourselves that as well as the traffic of HS2 and East West Rail, there will also be even more traffic with the new substation and the Statera BESS facility around Winslow/Granborough/East Claydon.