It is not correct that the project will negatively impact local wildlife and habitats. In fact, the project will deliver a 70 per cent net gain in biodiversity - a substantial improvement to the area's ecology.

Far from displacing wildlife, we will enhance it through 25km of new hedgerows, wildflower meadows, and species-rich grassland, creating valuable habitats for birds, pollinators, and small mammals.

Developed through detailed ecological assessments, measures will support nature recovery across land depleted by intensive farming.

Critically, 30 per cent of the site will have no panels at all, leading to rewilding and effective screening of the panels from sight.

Botley West is designed to deliver 840MW to the national grid, capable of powering 330,000 homes - the equivalent of every household in Oxfordshire, a county which has itself declared a climate emergency.

It will be a major step forward for the Government's pledge to treble UK solar power capacity to 48GW by 2030, and to the Oxfordshire Energy Strategy, with a target of 50 per cent emissions reduction by 2030 and achieving Net Zero by 2050. Polling shows that the vast majority of Oxfordshire residents support renewable energy projects in the county.

These final weeks are the culmination of years of constructive consultation with the community, spanning hundreds meetings with residents.

Their feedback has been invaluable, directly shaping the design of Botley West - leading to meaningful changes such as expanding buffer zones, improving visual screening, and upgrading local footpaths and cycleways to enhance accessibility.

We would like to thank our neighbours for this invaluable engagement as we await the outcome of the DCO Examination Phase.