A tour this afternoon round part of the area proposed by Sunnica for their colossal (and controversial) solar farm and battery storage stretching for miles across the East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk countryside.

Cambridgeshire County Council has already expressed its concern to the Secretary of State about the scale of what is proposed. Our tour began at The Ark Church in Isleham, then took in Freckenham, Red Lodge, Kennett, La Hogue, and Chippenham – and that was just part of this massive proposal. We saw some of the fantastic views, working farms, stud farms and other parts of this wonderful area which will be hugely affected if the Planning Inspectorate approves the plans.

Council officers are expecting that Sunnica will submit their planning application to the Secretary of State around Friday 12 November.

Many thanks to Catherine Judkins and fellow local campaigners, and David Carford from the County Council, for giving up their time to talk through the scheme on site.