Better news for Hastings
Why can't the former tip at Pebsham be used as the site for the ten acres of solar panels that Hastings Borough Council (HBC) wants to put on the town's country park? That's the question that's been asked of council leader Peter Chowney this week by local MP Amber Rudd who says in her letter:... Continue Reading →
Plans to convert ten acres of Hastings Country Park in to a solar farm are getting a mixed reaction from local people – so far those who oppose the plan appear to be the biggest part of that mix with few voices outside the borough council offices speaking up for the idea. Last week we... Continue Reading →
Planned 'industrial-scale' development of solar arrays on Hastings Country Park shows Hastings Borough Council (HBC) to be 'breathtakingly inconsistent' and 'reckless' according to Friends of Hastings Country Park. The 'Friends' has written to Natural England, the Government’s national regulator, pointing out the inconsistencies between national environmental rules and the HBC’s planning policies on the one... Continue Reading →
