A planning application has been submitted for a massive 205 acre (106 football pitches) industrial solar site across local fields in Ash. The industrial site will include solar panels with a 40-year ‘temporary’ lifespan. Concerned about the suitability of this location and its impact on local ecology, farming land and historic heritage, a Save Ash Level campaign has been formed by residents concerned about the magnitude of this application and the damage it will cause in this unsuitable countryside location. We are pro-renewable energy but believe this scheme should be placed on an alternative site, such as local brownfield sites. Our first fund raising campaign raised over £3000 more information can be found at Saveashlevel.org