Archive for July 2024
Shining a Light on Solar: Time to Look up!
We support solar, but here in Oxfordshire we can afford to be selective. There’s no denying that the transition to renewable energy is urgent and vital – we at CPRE fully support decarbonising our energy – but did you know that less than 1% of Oxfordshire is needed to produce more than all the solar…
Read MoreAnnouncing Hedgerow Heroes phase 4!
We’re delighted to announce that our Hedgerow Heroes project has now entered its fourth year having secured another round of funding. Working in partnership with Wild Oxfordshire, the next stage of the project will see local communities coming together to plant and rejuvenate hedgerows on seven sites across Oxfordshire. These will be in key Conservation Target…
Read MoreCherwell refuses not one, but two solar farms, following impassioned reasoning from locals.
Last week, Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee refused two solar farms: one proposed for the middle of Otmoor on the Oxfordshire Green Belt, the other on open countryside at Godington, a tiny village near Stratton Audley. In both cases the council’s planning officers had recommended approval. Local people spoke passionately about the environmental value of…
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