Another Solar Panel in Wimbish? Information and comments from David Corke Transfer to report about environmental matters
Comments on planning application for Cole End Solar Farm made to DC by Long Meadow Solar Farm Ltd and granted by UDC Although this application has been granted and the building work almost completed it is to be assumed that the planning application for the Wimbish Solar Farm will be largely similar. Thus these comments are likely to be relevant to the new plans
Who are the companies planning to destroy 60 ha of productive farmland? In 2022 Uttlesford District Council should have considered plans for a Solar Farm at Cole End. In fact UDC had lost its powers to approve or reject planning applications and it was the national government that had taken over these powers. So it was three prime ministers (Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak) who, with their ministers, were responsible in 2022, for approving the application. Now there is a new application, being prepared by a different company, for another solar farm adjacent to the one nearly completed at Cole End. This time UDC will make the decision and perhaps it will not approve it on the nod but consider all the objections and comments that will come from local residents.
Wimbish Solar Farm Maps This aerial photo shows both sites: the northern half, with visible solar panels, is the existing Cole End site. The southern half is the planned Wimbish Solar Farm. Both are about 60 ha in area. Below is the map prepared by PSRenewables for the proposed new solar farm

Another Solar Panel in Wimbish?

Information and comments from David Corke

Transfer to report about environmental matters

Comments on planning application for Cole End Solar Farm made to DC by Long Meadow Solar Farm Ltd and granted by UDC

Although this application has been granted and the building work almost completed it is to be assumed that the planning application for the Wimbish Solar Farm will be largely similar. Thus these comments are likely to be relevant to the new plans

Who are the companies planning to destroy 60 ha of productive farmland?

In 2022 Uttlesford District Council should have considered plans for a Solar Farm at Cole End. In fact UDC had lost its powers to approve or reject planning applications and it was the national government that had taken over these powers. So it was three prime ministers (Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak) who, with their ministers, were responsible in 2022, for approving the application.

Now there is a new application, being prepared by a different company, for another solar farm adjacent to the one nearly completed at Cole End.

This time UDC will make the decision and perhaps it will not approve it on the nod but consider all the objections and comments that will come from local residents.

Wimbish Solar Farm Maps

This aerial photo shows both sites: the northern half, with visible solar panels, is the existing Cole End site. The southern half is the planned Wimbish Solar Farm. Both are about 60 ha in area.
Below is the map prepared by PSRenewables for the proposed new solar farm

The new plan outline, distributed in the village, is headed “PS Renewables” .

Here is what PS Renewables say about themselves on their web site:
PS Renewables is one of the largest renewable energy development and construction companies within the United Kingdom. Since we were established in 2012, we have rapidly become one of the UK’s largest renewable energy development and construction companies, having built over 300 megawatts of solar farms during the subsidy period of 2012 to 2016. Since the withdrawal of these subsidy schemes in 2017, we have focused on developing larger utility scale (and subsidy free) energy projects – mainly solar farms, co-located with battery storage – reaching over 400 megawatts in operation today. As such, PS Renewables is one of the largest developers of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, with over 7 gigawatts of projects in development today.
The reality is a bit different: PS RENEWABLES Ltd Companies House reveals that PS Renewables Ltd has existed for years but has been dormant, each year just filing reports saying it has had no transactions and has done nothing at all. WIMBISH SOLAR FARM Ltd The leaflet distributed in Wimbish speaks of Wimbish Solar Farm. Companies House shows that Wimbish Solar Farm Ltd has existed for two months (since 28 April 2025 ). It plans to submit its first accounts on 30 April 2026 . It directors are: (click a director for Companies House information. This opens a new page.) WIMBISH SOLAR FARM Ltd HAZELL, Matthew Justin Role: Director, Nationality British, Resident England GANDIA FORNES, Jose Luis Role: Director, Nationality Spanish, Resident England WIMBISH SOLAR FARM Ltd is controlled by:Padero Solaer Ltd PADERO SOLAER LTD LOCKHART, Glenn Role: Director, Nationality British, Resident England MOZAS FENOLL, Adrian Role: Director, Nationality Spanish, Resident Spain Padero Solaer Ltd is controlled by: Sumando Ltd SUMANDO LTD GANDIA FORNES, Jose Luis Role: Director, Nationality Spanish, Resident Spain MOZAS FENOLL, Adrian Role Active Director Nationality Spanish Country of residence Spain Role: Director, Nationality Spanish, Resident England Non directors with significant control of Sumando Gabriel Cuartero Nationality Spanish Country of residence Spain. Has significant influence or control Juan Cuartero Nationality Spanish Country of residence Spain. Has significant influence or control of the company So the organisation that is making plans for another Wimbish Solar Farm is SUMANDO LTD a company all of the decision makers , bar one, are Spanish and live in Spain. There is a complex chain of companies involved in the plans for another solar farm in Wimbish. This village already has one such farm and may have a second, surrounding villages have none .

Here is what PS Renewables say about themselves on their web site:

PS Renewables is one of the largest renewable energy development and construction companies within the United Kingdom.

Since we were established in 2012, we have rapidly become one of the UK’s largest renewable energy development and construction companies, having built over 300 megawatts of solar farms during the subsidy period of 2012 to 2016. Since the withdrawal of these subsidy schemes in 2017, we have focused on developing larger utility scale (and subsidy free) energy projects – mainly solar farms, co-located with battery storage – reaching over 400 megawatts in operation today. As such, PS Renewables is one of the largest developers of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, with over 7 gigawatts of projects in development today.


The reality is a bit different:  PS RENEWABLES Ltd  Companies House reveals that PS Renewables Ltd has existed 
for years but has been dormant,  each year just filing reports saying it has had no transactions and has done nothing at all.    


WIMBISH SOLAR  FARM Ltd
  

The leaflet distributed in Wimbish speaks of  Wimbish Solar Farm. 

Companies House shows that Wimbish Solar Farm Ltd has existed for two months (since 28 April 2025 ). 
It plans to submit its first accounts on 30 April 2026 . 

 It directors are: (click a director for Companies House information. This opens a new page.)

WIMBISH SOLAR  FARM Ltd

HAZELL, Matthew Justin

Role: Director, Nationality British, Resident England

GANDIA FORNES, Jose Luis

Role: Director, Nationality Spanish, Resident England

WIMBISH SOLAR  FARM Ltd is controlled by:Padero Solaer Ltd

PADERO SOLAER LTD

LOCKHART, Glenn

Role: Director, Nationality British, Resident England

MOZAS FENOLL, Adrian

Role: Director, Nationality Spanish, Resident Spain

Padero Solaer Ltd  is controlled by: Sumando Ltd

SUMANDO LTD

GANDIA FORNES, Jose Luis

Role: Director, Nationality Spanish, Resident Spain

MOZAS FENOLL, Adrian

Role Active Director Nationality Spanish Country of residence Spain
Role: Director, Nationality Spanish, Resident England

Non directors with significant control of Sumando

Gabriel Cuartero

Nationality Spanish Country of residence Spain. Has significant influence or control

Juan Cuartero

Nationality Spanish Country of residence Spain. Has significant influence or control of the company

So the organisation that is making plans for another Wimbish Solar Farm is SUMANDO LTD 
a company all of the decision makers , bar one, are Spanish and live in Spain.   
There is a complex chain of companies involved in the plans for another solar farm in Wimbish. 
This village already has one such farm  and may have a second, surrounding villages have none
.