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Can you join our 1,000 club to help us to fund the experts to challenge Lime Down Solar proposals?
Can you join our 1,000 club to help us to fund the experts to challenge Lime Down Solar proposals?
Can you join our 1,000 club to help us to fund the experts to challenge Lime Down Solar proposals?
Can you join our 1,000 club to help us to fund the experts to challenge Lime Down Solar proposals?
Can you join our 1,000 club to help us to fund the experts to challenge Lime Down Solar proposals?
Why we want to Stop Lime Down
Solar energy has an essential role to play in reducing carbon emissions and should form an important part of the UK's future energy mix. However, renewable energy must be developed responsibly and in the right locations.
Stop Lime Down believes that large-scale solar developments should avoid Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land, productive farmland and landscapes adjoining nationally protected areas wherever suitable alternatives exist. Greater priority should be given to rooftops, industrial buildings, brownfield land and other previously developed sites, where renewable energy can be generated with far less impact on the countryside, food production and local communities.
Our campaign supports renewable energy, but believes the proposed Lime Down Solar Project is the wrong development, in the wrong location, at the wrong scale.
The proposal would industrialise nearly 2,000 acres of productive farmland, affect valued landscapes close to the Cotswolds National Landscape, impact wildlife and biodiversity, increase construction traffic on rural roads and permanently change the character of many villages across North Wiltshire.
This is not a campaign against renewable energy. It is a campaign for better planning, better site selection and a balanced approach that delivers clean energy while protecting our countryside, food security and rural communities.
STOP The Industrialisation of The Countryside.
campaign objectives
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Suggest Alternative Solutions
Suggest Alternative Solutions
Provide a dynamic voice to give another perspective: put utility-size solar industry in the right locations, not on farmland bordering villages, changing the countryside forever.
Local Voice
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Communicate as early as possible in the process, ensuring people are informed and have a route to have their say. To empower the local community to have a say in how the future of this region is shaped.
National Voice
Suggest Alternative Solutions
Collaboration with other national groups
Target government, media and important organisations nationally and locally in support of a ‘joined-up’ approach to putting appropriately-sized solar installations in the right locations.
Collaboration with other national groups
Collaboration with other national groups
Collaboration with other national groups
To work with the support of the UK Solar Alliance (UKSA), representing more than 120 groups fighting against inappropriate solar industry proposals across the UK and lobbying politicians and media.
Expert reports and assessments
Collaboration with other national groups
Expert reports and assessments
Specialists in landscape, hydrology, heritage, biodiversity, soils, transport, and other areas will provide detailed reports to counter the developer’s findings, giving us the robust evidence we need to make our case.
Stop Lime Down Steering Committee
Who we are
Our committee includes a range of local residents with diverse skills and expertise, all of whom are volunteering their time and energy to protect the community from the long-term impacts of this development.
The committee includes individuals with backgrounds in legal representation, environmental science, local heritage, public relations, and finance.
All are committed to ensuring this campaign is ethical, transparent, and reflective of the views of the many local residents who oppose this development. Stop Lime Down is a non-profit organisation.
Committee Members
Alex Frost, Sherston - Chair
Prof. Richard Skeffington, Sherston - Flooding
Sir Mike Pitt, Foxley - Planning
CEO of the Tote Group, Alex brings strategic leadership and financial expertise to the campaign.
Sir Mike Pitt, Foxley - Planning
Prof. Richard Skeffington, Sherston - Flooding
Sir Mike Pitt, Foxley - Planning
Former Chair and Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate, Sir Mike provides expert guidance on planning processes.
Prof. Richard Skeffington, Sherston - Flooding
Prof. Richard Skeffington, Sherston - Flooding
Prof. Richard Skeffington, Sherston - Flooding
Environmental scientist and hydrology expert with over 40 years of experience in evaluating water impacts.
Jane Clarke, Easton Grey - Legal
Craig Fuller, Norton - Landscape and Property
Prof. Richard Skeffington, Sherston - Flooding
Jane is a commercial litigation solicitor with many years experience having been a partner in City law firms for 30 years. Although not a planning specialist she is well used to working with counsel and experts and managing large disputes.
Craig Fuller, Norton - Landscape and Property
Craig Fuller, Norton - Landscape and Property
Craig Fuller, Norton - Landscape and Property
With extensive experience in property search, Craig brings insight into the impact of developments on property values. His expertise allows him to examine the potential decline in house prices caused by the solar development while advocating for local land preservation.
Alex Lloyd-Jones FCA, Norton – Finance
Craig Fuller, Norton - Landscape and Property
Craig Fuller, Norton - Landscape and Property
Alex is a Chartered Accountant and oversees campaign finances to ensure transparency and accountability.
Phil Moore, Cheltenham
Susannah Dibben, Rodbourne
Piers Dibben, Rodbourne
Phil is a semi-retired financial journalist who is liaising on behalf of Stop Lime Down with campaign groups affected by similar large-scale solar projects throughout England and Wales
Piers Dibben, Rodbourne
Susannah Dibben, Rodbourne
Piers Dibben, Rodbourne
A dedicated member with a passion for protecting the countryside, focusing on local advocacy and communications.
Susannah Dibben, Rodbourne
Susannah Dibben, Rodbourne
Susannah Dibben, Rodbourne
Susannah offers vital support in community engagement and ensuring local voices are heard.
Hugh Roche, Foxley
Anna Pitt-Stanley, Norton
Susannah Dibben, Rodbourne
Hugh runs a local company, giving him a strong understanding of the area and its needs. He leads the political and financial strategies for the campaign.
Dean Elwood, Norton
Anna Pitt-Stanley, Norton
Anna Pitt-Stanley, Norton
CEO of compliance software company, former lawyer Dean brings legal and commercial strategy to the team.
Anna Pitt-Stanley, Norton
Anna Pitt-Stanley, Norton
Anna Pitt-Stanley, Norton
Anna ensures campaign finances are managed efficiently and transparently.
January Farrington, Corston
January Farrington, Corston
January Farrington, Corston
Assisting with public relations, communications and equine research, January helps amplify the campaign's message while contributing expertise on the potential impacts of the proposal on horses, riders and the equestrian community.
philippa Hodson, Corston
January Farrington, Corston
January Farrington, Corston
Philippa plays a key role in coordinating the campaign's social media, helping to communicate important updates and keep the local community informed and engaged throughout the Planning Inspectorate Examination.
Neil Hamilton, Hullavington
January Farrington, Corston
Christine Hamilton, Hullavington
Neil provides legal and political insights, leveraging his experience to strengthen the campaign’s strategy.
Christine Hamilton, Hullavington
Christine Hamilton, Hullavington
Christine Hamilton, Hullavington
Christine offers vital support in community engagement and ensuring local voices are heard.
Ann Hawker, Hullavington
Christine Hamilton, Hullavington
Ann Hawker, Hullavington
Long-standing community advocate with deep local knowledge and experience in grassroots organisation. She and her husband, Ashton, and son, William, farm outside of Hullavington.
Anna-Kate Fuller, Norton
Christine Hamilton, Hullavington
Ann Hawker, Hullavington
Committed to safeguarding the countryside, Anna-Kate plays a key role in campaign outreach and volunteer coordination.