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Controversial 50MW solar farm in Stroud approved (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] wewbull 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She said her ward already produces more than enough renewable energy and is a net exporter of electricity.

...later...

"We are not nimbys."

Yes. Yes you are.

She echoed the concerns Ham and Stone Parish Council raised regarding the site's remote location and the pressure construction will add to the tiny country lanes.

Construction which amounts to something similar to building IKEA furniture. Literally flatpack frames, with panels of glass on top. This isn't a power station.

She said: "It is always tempting to approve measures associated with carbon reduction ambitions however we could end up seeing solar panels across the area of outsanding natural beauty, Selsley Common, Rodborough Common and Stratford Park.

They are farmed fields right now. Not natural scrub or woodland.