Company behind solar farm in North Bucks announces new consultation

Rosefield Solar Farm are asking for views on updated proposals for the solar farm which could power over 57,000 homes*

A consultation was announced today on updated proposals for Rosefield Solar Farm, a proposed solar farm with battery storage located between Buckingham and Aylesbury.

Feedback from the community and stakeholders at an earlier consultation, along with outputs of early environmental assessments and technical work, has helped to shape the updated proposals. Changes include a reduction of almost 40% in the area proposed for solar panels, a fivefold increase in the area set aside for nature, and larger offsets from nearby homes.

The consultation will run for eight weeks from Wednesday 18 September 2024, with a deadline for feedback of 11.59pm on Thursday 14 November 2024. Feedback from this stage of consultation will be used to refine proposals before Development Consent Order application is submitted.

EDF Renewables UK’s Director of Solar, Storage and Private Wire Matthew Boulton said,

“We are grateful to everyone who shared their views with us last year and we will continue to listen hard to the feedback we get from people on our proposals for Rosefield. I encourage everyone to get in touch, meet with us and share their views during consultation.”

As part of the consultation, members of the public are invited to a series of public exhibitions to meet with the team behind Rosefield and share their feedback. The exhibitions will take place at the following dates and locations:

• Thursday 3 October, 2pm-6pm

Calvert Green Village Hall and Brickworx Bar, Cotswolds Way, Calvert MK18 2FJ

• Friday 4 October, 4pm-8pm

East and Botolph Claydon Village Hall, Botyl Rd, Botolph Claydon MK18 2LR

• Saturday 5 October, 10am-2pm

Quainton Memorial Hall, Station Rd, Quainton HP22 4BW

• Friday 18 October, 3.30pm-8pm

Steeple Claydon Village Hall, 48 Queen Catherine Rd, Steeple Claydon MK18 2PY

• Saturday 19 October, 10am-2pm

Quainton Memorial Hall, Station Rd, Quainton HP22 4BW

A dedicated website: www.rosefieldsolarfarm.co.uk includes information on Rosefield and will host consultation materials from 18 September 2024.

For further information, please contact:

info@rosefieldsolarfarm.co.uk 

0800 8611097

A Statement of Community Consultation (setting out how Rosefield Solar Farm proposes to consult the local community on the proposals) has been published today at rosefieldsolarfarm.co.uk and is available on our website and in hard copy at the following locations:

• East and Botolph Claydon Village Hall, Botyl Road, Botolph Claydon MK18 2LR
• Winslow Community Library, Park Rd, Winslow MK18 3DL

Printed copies of the consultation materials will also be available at these locations from Thursday 18 September 2024.

*           Based upon the average domestic electricity consumption per home (temperature corrected) per the Energy Consumption in the UK (published September 2021, Table C9 of ECUK: Consumption data tables