Following a frenzied last few days leading up to the submission deadline along with our consultants Andy & Carly the objection documents have now been submitted to NSIP. We have received confirmation of acceptance but these have not yet been published on the NSIP website. The documents are shown below Andy’s Document Byers Gill Solar …
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Aug 16
Councillor Chris McEwan Visits Great Stainton & Little Stainton sites
A second visit by Darlington borough councils deputy chair has been completed today. Councillor Chris Mc Ewan and the council as a whole are now very aware of the sheer scale and potential risks of this huge power station development on our doorsteps. In conjunction with the numerous other developments within very close proximity.
Jul 13
Darlington Borough Council Deputy Leader visits Bishopton sites
Completed a walkround of Bishopton sites with Chris McEwan.Darlington Borough Council Deputy Leader. A follow up visit was also agreed to review the other sites at Great Stainton, Little Stainton & Brafferton.
May 04
Next Action group public meeting
The next action group public meeting will take place in Bishopton Village hall on Wednesday 10th May 2023 at 19:00. There a number of updates to announce and information on what is being done to further publicise and raise awareness of the proposed Byers Gill solar power plant development. This is the last action group …
Apr 25
FANTASTIC TURNOUT at Public meeting with Darlington Borough Council cabinet members.
Thanks to everyone in the village who attended the public meeting on Monday 24th April hosted by Darlington Council Cabinet members. An amazing turnout we estimate over 100 people attended. This clearly demonstrates the feeling of the vast majority of residents in the village. Our next Action group meeting is currently scheduled for the 10th …
Apr 09
Monday 24th April 6:30 PM. Darlington Borough Councillors Meeting
There will be a meeting in Bishopton Village Hall as detailed above on Monday 24th April at 6:30pm attended by members of Darlington Borough Council’s cabinet allow residents to voice their concerns. We would encourage anyone who is able to attend to please turn up and make your feelings known.
Feb 25
Thanks to Everyone who attended Wednesdays meeting.
A quick update to thank everyone who attended the meeting on Wednesday. Some excellent suggestions were proposed at the meeting and we will follow up on these as soon as possible. Please continue to spread the word on what is happening. The ribbons on the trees certainly seems to have attracted a lot of attention, …
Feb 18
RED RIBBONS!!!
Everyone will by now have noticed the red ribbons around many of the trees throughout the village. The reason for this is to highlight awareness of the likely tree loss which will occur when the cables are trenched through the middle of the village. This is not our opinion this is the opinion of the …
Feb 14
Next public meeting- 22nd February 2023 at 7:30 pm Bishopton Village Hall
There will be another community meeting of the Bishopton Villages action group in Bishopton Village hall on Wednesday 22nd February at 7:30 pm. This will be to pass on updates on what has been happening, but more specifically to hear any suggestions and feedback from the community about ideas on how to proceed with the …
Dec 16
The Next Solar Farm application is Now Live on DBC Website.
The Longpasture Solar Farm application is now live on the DBC planning website. Planning Reference 22/01329/FUL. Interestingly the cumulative assessment of the solar farm makes no mention whatsoever of the Byers Gill development and only mentions briefly the Hauxley Farm site at Great Stainton. ( It should be noted that this is actually part of …
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