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JBM Solar has 49.9MW solar farm in Devon approved on appeal
JBM Solar has had a planning appeal for a 49.9MW solar farm in Langford, Devon, successfully approved becoming “one of the first” to be greenlit under the Sunak government.
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UK Government’s new Crossens solar farm reveals challenges to Best & Most Versatile land issue
Solar Media’s head of market research Finlay Colville takes a look at one of the only solar farms to be developed on Grade 1 land, Crossens solar farm, being developed by Defra.
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Solar sector hits back at suggestion Jayawardena will redefine BMV land to limit solar development
The solar sector has hit back after reports emerged that environmental secretary Ranil Jayawardena is looking to redefine land categories to make the development of ground-mount assets harder.
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Energy sector hits back as Truss dubs solar farms ‘paraphernalia’
In the most recent leadership hustings, held in Darlington, Conservative leadership candidate and MP for South West Norfolk Liz Truss again suggested solar farms negatively impacted food security.
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Solar Energy UK ‘deeply concerned’ as Truss and Sunak hit out at land use for solar farms
The solar industry is “deeply concerned” by comments made by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak during the Conservative party leader contest, Solar Energy UK has said.
Eustice says local authorities disregarding guidance around solar development on agricultural land
Local authorities have been accused of disregarding advice on the use of agricultural land for solar farm development by the environmental secretary.