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Botley West Solar Farm 3 Apr 2025 Affordable, low carbon energy on our doorstep? Examination gets under way amid a call to make the project fair.

Low Carbon Hub has called for 2% of revenue to go directly to communities from the developers. Perhaps you could sign the petition - whether you welcome BWSF or not.

DATELINE 28/03/2025: The newly-appointed Examining Authority has invited Interested Parties to a Preliminary Meeting in person or via MS Teams from 09:30 on 13 May, to consider how the application will be examined. The invitation letter and its annexes set out the agenda and timetable. A link to the livestream will be available on the project webpage shortly before the event (no registration necessary).

Substantive hearings on the application will follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 13-15 May.


DATELINE 21/03/2025: The 1,115 Relevant Representations for this project (comments by registrants for future consultation) went online on 20 March. You can filter them by type (local authorities, parish councils, etc) as well as name.

Cable route options south of Eynsham

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MEANWHILE, the Oxford Clarion has a very balanced, comprehensive and readable ‘explainer’ on the politics and personalities behind the project. with a reminder of the parody website Botley West Nimbys as a counter to the Stop Botley West campaign.

You can contact the developers by Email: info@botleywest.co.uk or Freephone: 0808 175 3085.

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