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Oaklands Farm Solar Park
Representation by Jacqueline Shirley Bott
- Date submitted
- 29 April 2024
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The significant loss of best & most versatile agricultural land (BMV) Inadequate proposed decommissioning activity to enable affected land to be returned to BMV at the end of the stated project life The risk of an entirely overseas investor failing to fund the extensive decommissioning costs at the end of the project The significant landscape and visual impact of the development (exacerbated by the enormous scale and 40 year duration of the proposal) The increased urbanisation of the countryside The increased risk of local flooding in an already vulnerable area The risk of groundwater contamination from lithium battery storage The glint and glare impact of the project The absence of suitable and safe transport links to enable the project.