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Representation by Jane Grant

Date submitted
13 March 2022
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

This industrial battery storage/solar farm proposal is in the wrong place. It is close to villages and is using good agricultural land which is used for food production. The battery storage is a fire risk, being close to houses, schools etc. This amount of solar panels could cause a micro climate change. The substation is not near to the sites so there will be a considerable amount of cabling to it. Is there a law to make the developer responsible for the disposal (end of life) ahd restitution back to farmland or will it be down to local councils to dispose of the panels? There is a place for solar energy but not on this scale and not using good agricultural land bordering villages.