Medway Council rejects Medway Council plan to put solar panels on roof of Medway Council

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Medway Council rejects Medway Council plan to put solar panels on the roof of Medway Council

It’s hard to even know where to start with this one.

Over recent months, Medway Council has been adding solar panels to a number of its buildings. Medway Park and a number of our libraries and community hubs have begun the process of adding panels in recent months, so it makes sense that the headquarters would be in line for the same treatment.

Medway Council duly put in a planning application to themselves to erect the panels on Gun Wharf in Chatham.

And Medway Council responded by advising the installation should be rejected.

This is wild on a number of levels.