A controversial plan for a vast solar farm development just 160 metres from a site described as the birthplace of Roman Britain is set to be decided next week.

Opposition to the scheme in Ash, near Sandwich, has now topped 650 letters of objection two years after the plans were submitted.

Campaigners say the project - which is set to cover land the size of 128 football pitches - would do irreversible damage to the nearby Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre.

Dover District Council’s (DDC) planning committee will vote on the application on Thursday (November 27), and the proposal has been recommended for approval by planning officers.

Applicants say they have “taken particular care to protect the area’s heritage”, but the Save Ash Level campaign group fears part of history will be er

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