We are grateful for this statement from Lightsouce BP's PR company which arrived at the QLocal news desk yesterday morning.

Lightsource BP is behind plans to build a new solar farm near the original Lathom Remount Depot which featured on BBC North West news earlier this week.

A company spokesman said: "We appreciate the important heritage of Lathom House and the use of its grounds as a remount station during World War One.

"Our heritage experts have undertaken a geophysical survey, which shows remains of stables where live horses would have been kept and an exercise track, but found no evidence of horse burials within the proposed development site.

“We undertook a rigorous selection process to identify a suitable area for the solar panels, including a review of the rooftops and grounds of the Technical Centre. The roofs are not feasible for solar panels due to shading from existing plant and machinery, and because many of the roofs will need to be replaced within the lifespan of the panels.

“We have been sharing plans for the site with the local community through public events and leaflets and have been hugely encouraged by the positive response.

"The vast majority of the feedback has been supportive of our proposal, which would generate enough clean solar energy to meet 30% of the electricity needs of the Technical Centre, an important local employer.”

He added by way of clarification that QLocal had incorrectly identified the planning application referred to in the article which was for a different site near Hoscar.

"At the moment the piece reads as if it is the same site – could you amend/clarify or take out that reference?" he said and we are happy to do so, with our apologies for any confusion.

Click here for a fascinating history of the site: http://lbmhs.co.uk/remount-history