Representation by Sarah Hopton
- Date submitted
- 20 March 2024
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
No Solar on the Best and Most Versatile Land (BMV) - put solar on rooftops not on good agricultural land which includes grade 3A &3b and food security needs prioritising. Glint and Glare issues from the vast solar arrays in particular to the houses at the end of the Chase and Coppice as the solar arrays will be on the hill opposite these properties. Detrimental Landscape and Visual Impact on the rural character of the area from solar arrays, containers and 3m high fencing with security cameras – increasing urbanisation of small rural villages. The size and scale of the development would be out of scale with the landscape and dominate an attractive rural area and be visible for many miles around. They inverters will increase industrialisation and impact on property values on the outskirts of Rosliston and inverters are planned to be close to residential farms . At consultation, the construction phase was 16 months adding an unacceptable impact on rural local road networks including the A444, Stapenhill, Drakelow, Walton on Trent, Rosliston and Coton in the Elms which are connected by small rural winding rural roads unacceptable for large HGVs and create issues with the local community, for pedestrians as vehicles come through villages often at speed, but also horse riders and cyclists.