We believe the development will have a very limited impact on the communities surrounding the site.

During the construction phase, there may be a small increase in traffic, and at some points during daylight hours in the working week, some noise associated with construction. However, this will be strictly managed as part of a detailed construction management plan that sets out when vehicles can enter and leave the site, and when construction activities can take place.

Vehicular access to the site during construction will be along Wyton Road rather than Neat Marsh Road on the recommendation of ERYC’s Highways department following pre-application consultation, as this will have the least impact.

Once completed, maintenance of the scheme will mainly require infrequent visits from transit vans and similar sized vehicles. In fact, as the site is currently part of a working farm, once the solar farm is operational, there will be less movements of large plant and machinery on the site.

While the solar panels have no working parts and rely on the sun to produce electricity, and the scheme as a whole produces minimal noise, the layout of the site will be designed to ensure that it will not be close to residential properties.

The panels will stand around 2.5 – 3m tall which is the standard height for a solar farm. However, as part of the design we will be including visual shielding in the form of native trees and hedgerows, meaning that over time the development will become less and less visible.