Cultural Heritage: Solar Power
Lords · Question HL4000 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Lord McColl of Dulwich
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal to cover the ancient Roman site at Richborough with solar panels.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Twycross, 23 Jan 2025
Richborough Roman Fort is a scheduled ancient monument protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. We are not aware of any application for solar panels on the site, but are aware of an ongoing planning application in the vicin...