Representation by Joanna Favill
- Date submitted
- 4 March 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The land upon which this project is proposed is already working hard for the U.K. by producing food. It is not degraded. It also provides access to nature for people and habitat for wildlife. These proposals do not provide any benefits that can outweigh the benefits already provided by this land, in a locality with a long and proud agricultural and rural heritage. Solar can and should be placed on roof tops, warehousing, contaminated and brownfield land. Crops, wildlife, community access to nature and heritage certainly cannot be placed on roof tops. To swap food production on agricultural land for solar which can be placed on roof tops and on alternative sites which do not contribute to U.K. food security, and on this scale, is unjustified.