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Representation by Mark Edgar

Date submitted
16 March 2023
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

I believe that the destruction of so much agricultural land, especially when considered alongside many other plans for solar farms, is highly detrimental to the whole country. This is Lincolnshire; the best farm land in the country is here. Solar should be put on all house, school, factory, office and shop roofs before any land is even considered for use. In addition, the fencing which surrounds all solar farms forms a barrier to larger wildlife - deer, foxes, badgers and so on - and this will result in their destruction as the areas they live and feed in disappear