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NO TO SOLAR ON FARMLAND

NO TO SOLAR ON FARMLANDNO TO SOLAR ON FARMLANDNO TO SOLAR ON FARMLAND

Protect the unique landscape and fertile farmland of Romney Marsh from mass solar industrialisation!

St Mary in the Marsh Solar Farm consultation has re-opened. New deadline 15th August, 2025.

New environmental assessment reports have been added to FHDC Planning Portal regarding updated breeding bird surveys, an ecological appraisal, archeology and biodiversity net gain assessment. 

Read the files and comment here

Sign our local petition asking FHDC to oppose industrial energy schemes on Romney Marsh farmland

Sign our local petition asking FHDC to oppose industrial energy schemes on Romney Marsh farmland

Sign our local petition asking FHDC to oppose industrial energy schemes on Romney Marsh farmland

Sign our local petition asking FHDC to oppose industrial energy schemes on Romney Marsh farmland

Sign our local petition asking FHDC to oppose industrial energy schemes on Romney Marsh farmland

Sign our local petition asking FHDC to oppose industrial energy schemes on Romney Marsh farmland

Events

10/08/2025

Next Community Walk

10am

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11.30am

Meet outside the pub at Old Romney at 9.50am. Please find parking on the roadsides around Old Romney rather than park outside the pub.

Event Details

10/08/2025

Next Community Walk

Come for a Sunday stroll with us around an area of Old Romney that is proposed to be part of the South Kent Energy Park. If you're new to ou...

Event Details

10am

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11.30am

Meet outside the pub at Old Romney at 9.50am. Please find parking on the roadsides around Old Romney rather than park outside the pub.

28/08/2025

Painting Class with Kerry Munn

7pm

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8.15pm

Hub on the Beach, 103 Coast Drive, Littlestone-on-sea, TN28 8NR

Event Details

28/08/2025

Painting Class with Kerry Munn

Come and join us as we paint a beautiful picture taken by one of our members of a Romney Marsh field in all its glory during oil seed rape f...

Event Details

7pm

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8.15pm

Hub on the Beach, 103 Coast Drive, Littlestone-on-sea, TN28 8NR

Stop solar taking over!

Protecting Romney Marsh

Hands Off Our Marsh is a community-led campaign supported by Romney Marsh residents, former residents and regular visitors who are concerned about the industrial-scale solar parks that are being scoped for development on prime farm land around the villages of Old Romney and Newchurch, and in the Dungeness area.

What can I find on this website?

Proposed solar projects

Find out more about the numerous solar projects that are being scoped, in design or in planning in and around Romney Marsh in south Kent.

Why not solar on farmland?

Find out why solar panels and battery storage on prime Kent farm land is not a good or efficient use of land.

Ways to take action!

Ways to take action!

If you oppose solar panels and battery storage on prime farm land, sign our petitions to make your voice heard.

News and events

Ways to take action!

Here we post our latest news, media coverage and  information about upcoming events that you can be part of.

Donate

Resources

Your contribution can help us spread the word through leaflets, posters etc, and pay for expert professional advice in our fight against the industrialisation of our unique landscape and environment.

Resources

Resources

Download a whole range of useful information about our campaign, about solar energy and battery storage, and find templates that you can adapt or print at home.

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