Tabley Hill Knutsford Terms & Conditions Details

Last updated: 29 July 2026

1. About these terms

These Terms of Use apply when you visit or use the website operated by Knutsford Solar Action at:
https://www.knutsfordsolar.co.uk
By using the website, you agree to these Terms of Use.
You should not use the website if you do not agree to these terms.

2. About Knutsford Solar Action

Knutsford Solar Action is a voluntary, not-for-profit community group formed to raise awareness of, examine and respond to solar-energy developments and related planning proposals affecting Knutsford, Tabley and the surrounding area.
Knutsford Solar Action is an unincorporated community group. It is not a limited company, registered charity, public authority, political party, law firm or planning consultancy.
The website is operated by Knutsford Solar Action through members of its organising committee.
You can contact us at:
Email: knutsfordsolar@gmail.com
In these terms, “Knutsford Solar Action”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the community group operating this website.

3. Purpose of the website

The website is intended to:

- provide information about solar-energy developments and related planning matters;
- explain issues that may affect the local community;

publish news, evidence, commentary and campaign materials;
provide access to surveys, petitions and other opportunities to express local views;
explain how members of the public may participate in planning and consultation processes;
publicise meetings and community activities;
encourage informed public discussion;
provide links to planning applications, public documents and other relevant resources; and
support the lawful activities of Knutsford Solar Action.

The website is provided for general information and community-engagement purposes.
Nothing on the website creates a membership, employment, agency, partnership, contractual or professional-adviser relationship between you and Knutsford Solar Action.

4. The group’s position and independence

The content of the website may reflect the views, concerns and campaign position of Knutsford Solar Action.
It should not necessarily be treated as a neutral account of every argument concerning a proposal.
Unless expressly stated otherwise:

Knutsford Solar Action does not represent a local authority, planning authority or government body;
we do not speak on behalf of every resident of Knutsford, Tabley or the surrounding area;
statements made by individual contributors do not necessarily represent the formal position of the group;
we are not affiliated with a political party;
we are not responsible for determining a planning application; and
we cannot guarantee that any campaign, objection, representation or other action will achieve a particular outcome.

References to a developer, applicant, landowner, consultant, public authority or other organisation do not imply any relationship with or endorsement by that organisation.

5. No legal, planning, financial or technical advice

Information on this website is general information only.
It does not constitute:

legal advice;
planning advice;
environmental advice;
engineering or technical advice;
financial advice;
valuation advice;
tax advice; or
any other form of professional advice.

Planning law, policy, application documents and consultation procedures can be complex and may change.
You should obtain independent professional advice where a decision or action could materially affect your:

property;
legal position;
finances;
business;
planning rights;
ability to participate in a formal process; or
compliance with a deadline.

You remain responsible for checking official documents, requirements and deadlines directly with the relevant planning authority or other public body.

6. Accuracy and currency of information

We take reasonable care when preparing and publishing information, but we do not guarantee that every item on the website is:

complete;
accurate;
current;
free from error;
suitable for your particular circumstances; or
an exhaustive account of the relevant facts or law.

Planning proposals and supporting documents may be amended after information has been published on our website.
Dates, consultation periods, meeting arrangements and procedural requirements may also change.
Where information is important, you should verify it using an official source, including:

the relevant local-authority planning portal;
the relevant planning authority;
the Planning Inspectorate;
government publications;
legislation;
the applicant’s current documents; or
an appropriately qualified adviser.

We may correct, update, expand, remove or amend website content at any time without notice.

7. Official planning documents

Documents hosted on or linked from an official planning portal remain subject to the relevant authority’s own terms, publication policies and records-management arrangements.
Knutsford Solar Action may:

summarise official documents;
quote limited extracts;
identify matters we consider significant;
provide commentary;
reproduce information where legally permitted; and
link to the official source.

Our summaries and commentary are not substitutes for reading the complete original documents.
Where there is any inconsistency between our summary and the official version, you should rely on the official document.

8. Permitted use of the website

You may use the website for lawful personal, community, educational and non-commercial purposes.
You may:

view and print pages for your own use;
share links to publicly accessible pages;
quote reasonable extracts, provided that you acknowledge Knutsford Solar Action and do not present an extract misleadingly;
share campaign materials that we have expressly made available for public circulation; and
use factual information to assist with your own consideration of a planning proposal, subject to any third-party rights.

You must not:

use the website unlawfully;
misrepresent your identity or connection with another person or organisation;
falsely claim to speak for Knutsford Solar Action;
alter our content and present it as an authentic statement from us;
use extracts in a misleading or materially distorted context;
use the website to threaten, harass or intimidate another person;
introduce viruses, malware or other harmful code;
attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server, administrative area or associated systems;
interfere with the operation or security of the website;
collect personal information from the website unlawfully;
carry out excessive automated scraping or downloading;
use the website or its mailing facilities to distribute spam; or
reproduce substantial parts of the website for a commercial purpose without permission.

We may restrict or block access where we reasonably believe these terms have been breached or the security or operation of the website is at risk.

9. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the original content created for the website by or for Knutsford Solar Action, including its:

written content;
campaign branding;
logos;
original graphics;
reports;
survey analysis;
photographs;
videos; and
website design elements

belongs to Knutsford Solar Action or is used with permission.
Third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners.
This may include:

planning documents;
maps;
aerial imagery;
official publications;
photographs supplied by residents;
press material;
professional reports; and
extracts from third-party websites.

Nothing in these terms transfers ownership of intellectual-property rights to a website visitor.
You must obtain permission before commercially reproducing or materially adapting original Knutsford Solar Action content, unless the law permits the intended use without permission.
Requests may be sent to:
knutsfordsolar@gmail.com

10. Campaign materials

We may make posters, leaflets, letters, social-media graphics or other campaign materials available for residents to download and share.
Where materials are clearly offered for public campaign use, you may reproduce and distribute them for lawful, non-commercial purposes connected with the relevant campaign.
You must not:

edit them in a way that materially changes their meaning;
remove important qualifications or source information;
add unlawful, defamatory or abusive material;
imply that Knutsford Solar Action endorses a different organisation, candidate, political party, product or commercial service; or
sell the materials without our permission.

Where you adapt a template to express your own views, you are responsible for checking and taking responsibility for the final content submitted in your name.

11. Content submitted to us

You may be able to submit information through:

contact forms;
surveys;
questionnaires;
petitions;
email;
photographs;
videos;
documents;
written statements; or
other campaign or evidence-submission facilities.

You remain responsible for content you provide.
By submitting content, you confirm, to the best of your knowledge, that:

the information is genuine and not deliberately misleading;
you are entitled to provide it;
it does not unlawfully infringe another person’s rights;
it does not contain malicious software;
its submission does not breach a legal duty of confidence; and
where it identifies another person, you have considered whether it is lawful and fair to provide that information.

You should not submit allegations of criminality, dishonesty, corruption or serious misconduct unless there is a proper evidential basis for doing so.
You should not submit unnecessary:

private contact details;
medical information;
financial information;
information about children;
confidential correspondence;
private disputes; or
sensitive information about another person.

12. Permission to use submitted content

You retain any intellectual-property rights you own in content submitted to Knutsford Solar Action.
By providing content for campaign, evidential or publication purposes, you grant Knutsford Solar Action a non-exclusive, royalty-free permission to:

review it;
store it;
copy it;
analyse it;
summarise it;
anonymise or redact it;
include it in campaign materials;
publish it where appropriate;
provide it to professional advisers;
submit it to a planning authority or public body; and
otherwise use it for the purpose for which it was supplied.

This permission applies only to the extent reasonably necessary for the group’s lawful activities and the purpose explained when the content was collected.
Where practicable, we will seek specific permission before prominently publishing:

an identifiable personal account;
a named quotation;
an individual photograph;
an interview;
a case study; or
sensitive information.

Submission of content does not guarantee that we will publish or use it.

13. Moderation and removal of content

We are not required to publish every comment, statement, document or item submitted to us.
We may decline to publish, edit, redact, anonymise or remove content that we reasonably consider to be:

unlawful;
defamatory;
threatening;
abusive;
discriminatory;
obscene;
irrelevant;
substantially inaccurate;
misleading;
unsupported by evidence;
unnecessarily personal;
a breach of confidence;
an infringement of intellectual-property rights;
likely to identify a child inappropriately;
spam or commercial promotion;
harmful to the security of the website; or
inconsistent with the lawful purposes of Knutsford Solar Action.

Editing may include correcting obvious spelling or formatting issues, shortening content or removing personal information.
We will not knowingly edit a submission in a way that materially reverses or misrepresents the contributor’s meaning.

14. Complaints about website content

Where you believe that content on the website:

is inaccurate;
infringes your copyright;
unlawfully identifies you;
is defamatory;
breaches confidence;
infringes another legal right; or
should otherwise be reviewed,

please contact: knutsfordsolar@gmail.com

Please provide:

your name and contact details;
the web address of the relevant content;
a clear description of the material concerned;
the reason for your complaint;
the correction or action you are seeking; and
any supporting information.

We may need to disclose the substance of a complaint to the person who supplied the material, where lawful and appropriate, so that the matter can be fairly considered.
We may temporarily remove or restrict access to material while a complaint is considered.
Website operators may have particular legal procedures to follow when receiving complaints about potentially defamatory user-generated content.

15. Surveys, petitions and expressions of support

A survey, petition or questionnaire on the website may have its own explanatory wording or participation rules.
Unless expressly stated otherwise:

participation is voluntary;
responses may be analysed and summarised;
duplicate, automated, abusive or apparently fraudulent responses may be excluded;
participation does not make you a formal member of Knutsford Solar Action;
survey results are not necessarily a statistically representative opinion poll;
online results may be combined with other forms of engagement;
a petition or survey does not replace a formal planning representation unless this is expressly explained; and
the planning authority may require you to submit your own comments directly for them to be treated as an individual formal representation.

We may close, extend, correct or withdraw a survey where reasonably necessary.
Further information about personal information collected through a survey or petition is contained in our Privacy Policy and any collection notice shown with the relevant form.

16. Events and meetings

Information about meetings and events may change.
Where you attend an event arranged or promoted by Knutsford Solar Action:

you are responsible for your own personal belongings;
you must act lawfully and reasonably;
you must comply with reasonable instructions concerning safety or venue rules;
you must not intimidate, threaten or harass attendees, speakers, volunteers or representatives of other organisations; and
you may be asked to leave if your conduct seriously disrupts the event or creates a safety concern.

Separate event terms, venue terms or booking conditions may apply.
Unless expressly stated, publication of an event organised by another person does not mean that Knutsford Solar Action operates, controls or accepts responsibility for that event.

17. Third-party websites and services

The website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including:

planning portals;
council websites;
government websites;
mapping services;
social-media platforms;
news organisations;
petitions;
professional reports;
developer websites; and
other community organisations.

Links are provided for information and convenience.
We do not control third-party websites and do not guarantee their:

availability;
accuracy;
security;
accessibility;
content;
privacy practices; or
continued existence.

A link does not necessarily mean that Knutsford Solar Action endorses the linked organisation, its position or all content on its website.
Third-party websites are subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

18. Website availability and security

We aim to keep the website reasonably available and secure, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.
The website may be unavailable because of:

maintenance;
software updates;
hosting failures;
technical faults;
cyber incidents;
internet disruption;
events outside our reasonable control; or
the voluntary group ceasing or changing its activities.

We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of the website without notice.
You are responsible for using appropriate security protections on your own device and for maintaining your own copies of anything you submit where it is important to you.

19. Privacy and cookies

Our collection and use of personal information is explained in our Privacy Policy.
Our use of cookies and similar technologies is explained through our cookie notice, cookie-settings tool or separate Cookie Policy, where applicable.
Non-essential cookies must not be set merely because a visitor continues to browse the website. Where consent is required, it must involve a clear affirmative choice.

20. Our responsibility to you

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so.
In particular, nothing excludes or limits liability for:

death or personal injury caused by negligence;
fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

UK law does not permit liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence to be excluded through a contractual term or notice. Restrictions relating to other negligence losses must satisfy applicable legal requirements.
Subject to those qualifications, Knutsford Solar Action will not be responsible for loss or damage arising solely because a user:

relied on general website content instead of checking an official source;
missed a planning, consultation or legal deadline;
acted or refrained from acting without obtaining appropriate advice;
relied on information that was subsequently amended;
used a third-party website or service;
experienced an interruption outside our reasonable control; or
used website content unlawfully or contrary to these terms.

Because the website is operated by volunteers and provided without charge for public-information purposes, we do not promise that it will meet every user’s particular needs.
This section does not affect any rights that cannot legally be limited.

21. Responsibility of committee members and volunteers

Knutsford Solar Action is an unincorporated voluntary group.
The website is operated on behalf of the group by committee members and volunteers.
To the extent permitted by law, no committee member or volunteer accepts personal liability merely because they have:

contributed to the website;
administered a form or survey;
participated in the group;
communicated an agreed group position; or
undertaken an authorised activity in good faith on behalf of Knutsford Solar Action.

This does not protect any person from responsibility for their own fraud, deliberate wrongdoing or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

22. Changes to these terms

We may change these Terms of Use where reasonably necessary, including where:

the website changes;
the group’s activities change;
new functionality is introduced;
a legal or regulatory requirement changes; or
clarification is needed.

The latest version will be published on the website and will show the date it was last updated.
Changes apply from the date the revised terms are published.
Your continued use of the website after that date means that the revised terms apply to your subsequent use.

23. Severability

If a court or other competent authority decides that part of these terms is unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply.
Where possible, the affected provision will be treated as modified only to the minimum extent necessary to make it lawful and enforceable.

24. No waiver

If we do not immediately enforce a provision of these terms, this does not mean that we have waived it or that we cannot enforce it later.

25. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising from the website are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
The courts of England and Wales will have jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory right a user has under applicable law to bring proceedings elsewhere.

26. Contact

Questions about these Terms of Use should be sent to:
Knutsford Solar Action
Website: https://www.knutsfordsolar.co.uk
Email: knutsfordsolar@gmail.com

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