The Faversham Society supports solar power, along with wind power and other forms of renewable energy. We are accordingly dismayed that hundreds of new houses are being built around Faversham without any sustainable energy provision. The Society supports clean solar. However, the Cleve Hill proposal is for dirty solar: we have major concerns about the […]
Is it a roundabout? No.Is it a traffic island? No.So what is it?It’s there at the bottom of Preston Street. In 2017 the hexagon-shaped traffic island/roundabout/‘thing’ at the bottom of Preston Street looked a mess. No one Tim Stonor spoke to knew what it was for or even when it had been built. Where it […]
15th October 2019 Dear Paul FAVERSHAM CREEK BRIDGE – UPDATE # 3 – October 2019 We are writing on behalf of all of the relevant community organisations with a keen interest in the restoration of an opening Bridge across Faversham Creek to thank you for your positive and encouraging update on progress. We are especially […]
Submission on behalf of the Faversham Society to Open Floor Hearing 3 - for Deadline 5 The Need for CHSP in the context of Demand for Solar PV – Addendum Short Summary According to National Grid data on solar energy requirements CHSP is not needed. This need is already being met by the rapid […]
Faversham Society submission Deadline 5 The DCO In the Society’s view, it is essential that the DCO provides a clear set of planning conditions to enable Swale Borough Council to fulfil its responsibilities. These conditions should be based on the precautionary principle, enforceable requirements and guarantees on decommissioning. The developer appears unwilling to produce […]
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The Faversham Society has made our latest submission to the Planning Inspector’s inquiry into the proposed solar power station at Cleve Hill. This submission has been made after the first set of hearings– after which we still have some very serious concerns about the proposed power station and felt many questions have yet to be […]
At the end of the first set of hearings, the Faversham Society still has some major concerns since many questions remain unanswered, and new questions have been raised. While the applicant may answer some of these in written submissions, the Society considers that these answers should be subject to challenge. It was clear from the […]