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BBC News
06-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'Inappropriate' Suffolk solar farm plan refused by council
Plans for a solar farm were refused by councillors after one said they were "totally inappropriate".Babergh District Council met on Wednesday to discuss the submitted plans for the solar farm in Bentley near Switch Capital's plans received 13 letters in support while 175 residents submitted officers had previously recommended the plans were refused which councillors unanimously agreed to follow. The application was for a site between Potash Lane and Church Road in the village, mostly located on land of the best quality for agriculture, reports the Local Democracy Reporting solar farm, with up to 40 MW of export capacity, would be built on 48.3 hectares (119.3 acres) alongside ancillary infrastructure and cabling, two substations, and new vehicular Capel St Mary and Tattingstone parish councils submitted objections to the at the meeting, Michael Bamford, a Bentley parish councillor, shared many of the concerns, including fears the solar panels would "industrialise" the landscape and leave "lasting damage".Thomas Hill, an objector, said the plans had brought anxiety to residents and stressed best quality land, landscape, and heritage assets should not be sacrificed to build a solar the application, officers backed concerns with a recommendation for refusal on the grounds of significant landscape and heritage harm. A 'unique' site Despite the opposition, Tom Roseblade, the agent, said the company disputed the impacts on the landscape and stressed the benefits of the solar stressed these benefits outweighed the potential harm and suggested the plans could still be approved by the planning inspector even if they were refused by the district Democrat and Bentley ward member, David Busby, argued the historical setting of the site made the plans "totally inappropriate"."Much of the historical assets around it go back to the medieval times, this has remained unchanged for that kind of period, it's very unique in that," he added."It is an area that deserves conserving, you don't get this kind of landscape and heritage anywhere else, it's unique."There are hundreds of other sites potentially coming forward, we do not need this one." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Liverpool ‘set to agree' 2 transfers before end of window amid Jayden Danns dilemma
Two Liverpool players are expected to leave the club before the transfer shuts next Monday, according to a recent report. It has been an extremely quiet transfer window for Liverpool who has seen fringe players Marcelo Pitaluga and Thomas Hill leave in permanent deals, while Calvin Ramsay returned to the club from a short-term spell at Wigan Athletic, only to head back out to Kilmarnock. He wasn't the only player to cut short a loan move. Kaide Gordon was recalled from Norwich City earlier this month after a disappointing period at Carrow Road. The youngster played just five minutes across the last six league games prior to his loan being terminated but it was reported at the time he would likely head somewhere else for the remainder of the campaign. READ MORE: Real Madrid identifies Trent Alexander-Arnold 'plan B' amid 'anger' over Liverpool transfer chase READ MORE: 5 transfers Liverpool could still make in final week of January window as Jorrel Hato ruled out The Athletic stated in a recent article that remains the case for Gordon, who has been training with the Under-21s since his return from Norwich. The winger has played 10 senior games for Liverpool and became the club's youngest scorer when he netted against Shrewsbury Town in January 2022. The same report also claims Luke Chambers will look to secure a short-term move elsewhere. The left-back has spent the season so far at Wigan but a back injury has prevented him playing since October. Chambers started every game for the Latics before sustaining his injury. Jayden Danns and James McConnell have also attracted interest from the Championship but Liverpool won't make a decision on whether they will leave on loan until later this week. Stoke City, Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End are reportedly interested in the latter and has played three times for Arne Slot's side this season, scoring in the FA Cup win over Accrington Stanley earlier this month. Slot gave an indication earlier this month that Danns is very much part of his plans: 'We have three options, but Jayden did really well when he came in so we have actually four options and it's up to us as a club to make the best possible decision for the near future but also the long-term future of this club.' As for McConnell, he has played twice for the first team in 2024/25 and missed the early months of the season through injury.
