Solar Park Site In Grimsargh!

Feb, 23 2016

~Situated in a quiet rural site in the North West region of Lancashire is a curious feat that from a birds eye view is quite awe-inspiring. Solar panels have been used in housing on roofs to be eco-friendly, cost effective and energy saving. Imagine, however a 23 hectare solar park just outside of Preston in Grimsargh!

Yes. The rumours are true, Take That are getting back together again! No, seriously, this solar park will be the area’s first when TGC Renewables Ltd submitted the application. Preston City Council  had a planning committee in which the solar farm was given the go ahead last summer ( July 2015).

It is expected to generate enough energy to power more than 3,000 local homes. 49 year old roofer Stephen Melling took a sky view account on his camcorder and saw an ideal opportunity to film footage of this landmark move in Lancashire history. He explains what motivated him to film the action,

“I live really close by the park and always saw the workers going past.“I like the idea of clean energy and its definitely better than houses which is normally what land like that would have been used for. Originally I was just using the drone to look at the river just for a bit of fun and saw how good the solar park looked from above so I kept sending it up”.

The construction of the solar farm involves the installation of 51 rows of solar panels, with 56 rows of panels in phase two. The land can still be used for agricultural grazing, as well as for the solar farm.

A report to councillors said the plans would not have any “significantly undue impacts upon the visual amenity of the open countryside, residential amenity, ecology and highways.”

Stephen reveals his endurance to film and the development of the park itself,

“I want to keep doing it until they finish and hopefully I can get some good footage when it’s all completed. I think it’s really interesting seeing the progress the park has been making.”

The Preston road site is expected to last for 25 years. Stephen’s one minute 16 second film of the solar panel park can be viewed by logging on to lep.co.uk