Councillors approve the farm at Skeeby despite complaints it would be a 'blot on the landscape'.
Plans for a large solar farm which will generate enough power for 11,445 homes have been approved by councillors.
The farm will produce up to 40MW of renewable power and offset up to 21,250 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year, according to developers.Objectors to the scheme, on agricultural land in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's constituency,Richmondshire District Council's planning committee received 117 objections to the plans, as well as an online petition signed by 650 people.
Richmond Town Council and Easby, Brompton-on-Swale and Skeeby parish councils all lodged opposition to the scheme. At a meeting on Tuesday, the committee unanimously backed the plans, which also includes a battery energy storage system designed to ensure a more constant supply of electricity to the grid.
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