The company behind the scheme is fighting the decision to refuse planning permission.
The proposal is being considered by a planning inspector
Inspector John Woolcock will issue his decision on whether to allow the appeal for the 12 megawatt facility in the next few weeks, following a site visit. Mr Ingham said there were other developments in the vicinity, including the National Grid substation and “large utilitarian farm buildings”. But Mr Ingham countered that there was only one point from which the site would be clearly viewed from the AONB for around 50 to 75 metres.
Councillor Andy Boddington, who proposed refusal of the scheme at the committee meeting in September, argued that the applicant should have considered “other sites of lower quality land”. Councillor Claire Wild said the 28.5 hectare site was capable of producing a quantity of potatoes equivalent to “211 million portions of chips” over the 40-year lifespan of the solar farm.Councillor Wild added that the proposed use of the grass beneath the solar arrays for sheep grazing was limited as it would not be suitable for ewes and lambs.
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