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CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has long been concerned about the increasing number of mega solar farms that are being built on good, productive agricultural land and the impact this has on our ability to grow our own food. 

CPRE’s latest national…

There’s good news – and campaign wins for CPRE – in the government’s new plan for how solar will play its part in getting us to net zero. But there’s a big gap on solving the problems of big solar on the ground, and that could spell bad news for the countryside if nothing changes.

We’ve been championing the rooftop revolution since before the Secretary of State used the phrase, so we strongly…

Rooftop with solar panels by Leo Reynolds

Solar panels are to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027, under plans to be announced by ministers. The news is a big campaign win for CPRE.

In the past…

Solar Panels on a roof - Northfield by Ell Brown

Rooftop solar is finally coming to parliament. MPs will soon have the chance to vote on the ‘New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill’ – also known as the Sunshine Bill – which would require solar…

Buckland Ripers Solar Farm by Odd Wellies

We’ve kept you up-to-date about the application for a solar energy farm at Haddon, Huntingdonshire (https://www.cprecambs.org.uk/cpre-news/2024/01/30/haddon-solar-farm/),…