Lightrock Power – Wildlife-friendly Solar Farms

In partnership with the RSPB

Environment

Economy

Ecology

community engagement

Caring for Communities

We actively consult local communities and look to adapt our planned projects based on their feedback
We always look for opportunities to enhance habitats and amenities for locals to enjoy – this can include installing beehives, bird boxes, community orchards
We ask the local community if there are local organisations that need our support and where possible we contribute directly to these organisations
We often extend our community consultation periods so that we can receive additional feedback and implement as much as we can
We see community consultation as an iterative process and engage with the local community very early on in the planning of a project
Community engagement is often accused of being a ‘tick box’ exercise by developers but that is certainly not the case for us

we listen

how feedback has shaped our projects

Reducing Visual Impact At Woolpots

The residents of Husthwaite and Carlton Husthwaite were concerned that the solar farm would have an unacceptable visual impact from a local AONB. After several productive meetings with the Local Planning Authority, our design teams managed to reduce the area of the project by 39%, maintain efficiency, and still achieve a BNG of 114%.

Transport Route At Paytherden

The residents of Talaton were concerned about our planned construction traffic route coming through their village. After extensive surveying and engineering meetings, we were able to redesign the site so that our construction traffic could be re-routed, avoiding Talaton altogether.

Shaping of the Design at Scruton

Following very helpful and informative feedback from the parish of Scruton, we have redesigned the proposed solar farm to avoid placing panels in two of the fields closest to the village. This, in combination with incorporating plans for a community orchard and providing additional tree and hedgerow planting are examples of improvements we have made directly from listening and engaging with the local community.

Flood defences at Yelvertoft

During the consultation with the local community at Yelvertoft it became clear that a primary concern to the village was historical flooding events and the impact that the solar farm may have on this existing problem. We worked closely with a hydrological expert to design a scheme of run-off attenuation measures to reduce the pre-existing flood risk.

wildlife friendly solar farms AND STORAGE

Reasons To Trust Us

Lightrock develop their projects in partnership with the RSPB and seek input from many other experts in their field such as the UK Wild Otter Trust, the Barn Owl Trust, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and many other specialists.
Lightrock was set up by Chris and Ben in 2017 and was born out of frustration for what they saw as missed opportunities to implement all the additional benefits that can come with solar projects
Our promises form part of our planning applications and have legally binding obligations to be delivered
Lightrock pays living wage to all staff
Lightrock donate a percentage of profits to charities that its employees nominate
We are a small team and always make ourselves available to talk