New drone video of the proposed Staveley Solar Farm site near Pilton, Morcott, Wing, North and South Luffenham has shocked local residents.
Rutland Solar Action Group released the video to illustrate the likely scale and impact of the 80-hectare (200-acre) development on Rutland farmland.
Doug Reid, director of Rutland Solar Action Group, said: “The new video gives a clear perspective of the shocking visual intrusion this sprawling industrial development would have on the Rutland landscape, with open countryside replaced by panels, fencing and CCTV cameras.
“The loss of farmland and food production at this time is unacceptable and we call on the Government to introduce policy to stop this Wild West style speculation on solar developments by private companies. Solar panels should go on the roofs of all new houses and industrial buildings, not farmland.”
In January, Alicia Kearns MP told a packed public meeting in Morcott that of all the land in the UK where solar developments are proposed, more than half is concentrated in just two counties, Lincolnshire and Rutland.
She said food security should be prioritised and that communities should take a stand against large scale solar developments that threaten productive farmland.
Bluestone Energy and Anglian Water, the developers behind Staveley Solar Farm, submitted a planning application on March 13.
Rutland Solar Action Group is now urging residents to have their say and oppose the plans by the deadline of April 12.
Go to Rutland County Council and quote Planning Reference 2024/0300/MAF.
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