Councilors have voted down plans for a solar farm. Croup Hill (Murton), County Durham, was earmarked for a 100-acre development by Aura Power. MPC, the local parish council, and 75 residents all spoke out against it, calling it “overpowering” in the open countryside. The idea was rejected by Durham County Council’s planning committee, notwithstanding the […]
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Councilors in North Yorkshire have approved plans to build a solar farm of 50 football fields. An area of around 28.5 hectares will be developed in Seamer. There could be enough power generated to power 9,600 houses, according to the developer Voltalia, a French renewable energy company. It was learned that eight residents objected to
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The go-ahead has been given for constructing one of the largest solar farms in the United Kingdom. On Wednesday, South Norfolk district council approved Bloy’s Grove, a 200-acre (81-hectare) renewable energy project that could power 14,000 houses. The loss of agricultural land for the project has been criticized. The project’s backer, EDF Energy, claims the
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In a dispute over a solar farm, residents of a County Durham beauty area have been advised that they have “no right to see.” Despite neighbors likening it to a “prison camp,” Richmondshire councillors unanimously accepted Northumbrian Water’s proposals to build a solar farm opposite Broken Scar in Darlington. A fence will be built around
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Development of a solar plant the size of Thirty football fields has been permitted in Leicestershire. The 55-acre site, which spans 22.3 hectares, will be located outside Quorn. Nine thousand one hundred seventy megawatt-hours of renewable energy will be produced each calendar year, enough to supply more than 3,000 houses. Conditional approval was granted by
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The council has submitted plans for a £12 million solar farm capable of generating enough electricity to power 7,800 houses annually. Grazeley’s Bloomfield Hatch Farm, owned by West Berkshire Council, has 75 acres (30 hectares) for solar panels. The council intends to put up to 60,000 of them there. The facility has a 30-year life
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Council members have unanimously authorized proposals for a solar farm over an area comparable to sixty football fields. Solar panels will be installed on 46 hectares of land between Dormington and Mormiford in Herefordshire, near the River Frome. The applicants, Conrad Energy of Oxfordshire, stated that the array would produce enough electricity to power 11,000
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Plans for a massive solar farm spanning 2,238 acres of rural land have entered a new consultation phase. Between Lincolnshire and Rutland, the projected Mallard Pass Solar Farm will span roughly 1,400 football fields. Developers According to Windel Energy, the farm will contribute to the pressing need to decarbonize the electrical grid. However, a local
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A meeting has been held to discuss plans for a 2,175-acre solar farm. Between Lincolnshire and Rutland, the projected Mallard Pass Solar Farm would be the size of 1,400 soccer fields. Alicia Kearns, the member of parliament for Rutland and Melton, met with people who opposed the plans on Thursday. Developers With the pressing need
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