Rooftops can provide over half our solar energy targets, report shows
23rd May 2023
A major new CPRE report has found that over half the solar panels needed to hit national net zero targets could be fitted on rooftops and in car parks.
The Dorset Review Spring 2023
19th May 2023
The Spring 2023 edition of our magazine 'The Dorset Review' with articles on Solar Strategy in Dorset, Rewilding, hedgerows and updates from our local groups.
Two new Dorset CPRE Reports on Renewable Energy
12th September 2022
Installations of National Significance and Role of Roof-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installations in 2050 Electricity Generation
Unleash potential of rooftop solar to tackle energy crisis
16th November 2022
In advance of the Autumn Statement, CPRE is urging the Chancellor to turbo charge rooftop solar to help tackle the energy crisis.
The Dorset Review Autumn 2022
28th October 2022
The autumn 2022 edition of our magazine 'The Dorset Review' with articles on the Can Local People afford to live in Dorset?, Dorset Village Shops: Where Now? and results of our member survey.
Two new Dorset CPRE Reports on Renewable Energy
12th September
Installations of National Significance and Role of Roof-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installations in 2050 Electricity Generation
The Dorset Review Spring 2022
19th May 2022
The Spring 2022 edition of our magazine 'The Dorset Review' with articles on the Stour Valley Park, Why is Dorset so slow putting solar panels on roofs? and updates from our local groups.
Why You Should Object To Giant Solar Farm In Blackmore Vale by 18th June
21st June 2021
BSR Energy have submitted a planning application to cover 190 acres of productive farmland with giant solar power station to be sited between Hazelbury Bryan, Mappowder and Pulham in the beautiful heart of Thomas Hardy’s Blackmore ‘Vale of the Little Dairies’.
Good News - Mapperton Solar Farm Application Withdrawn
18th June 2018
East Dorset District Council (EDDC) informed us last week that Good Energy has formally withdrawn its application to construct a 24 MW solar park on 106 acres of unspoilt countryside owned by South Dorset MP Richard Drax.