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BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
New solar panels plan for agricultural fields near Selby
Plans for a large solar farm on agricultural land near Selby in North Yorkshire have been 49.99 MW scheme would be built on land to the east of the town at Newlands Farm, near the village of Development Consulting has submitted a scoping request to North Yorkshire Council for the authority to decide if an environmental impact assessment would need to be part of any future planning application for the company said in supporting documents that the site would comprise rows of fixed solar panels set out over 82.5 hectares of land, together with associated plant, cable routing and works. "The solar panels will be spaced to avoid shadow and elevated on an angled frame, supported by pile-driven stakes erected with minimal disturbance to the ground and sited to achieve optimum exposure for sunlight absorption," the documents stated."The photovoltaic panels will not emit noise, dust or vibration."The developer said the electricity generated from the scheme would feed directly into the local distribution stated the farm would be operational for a period of 50 years before being restored to agricultural land. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the documents added: "It is intended that the land will remain available for livestock to graze between the panels in order to retain an agricultural use."Existing hedgerows would be reinforced with native species to deliver improved habitats and ecological benefits whilst screening views into the site."Planning permission has already been granted for a similar development at nearby month, Quintas Cleantech submitted a similar request for a 49.9MW solar farm and battery energy storage scheme (BESS) on farmland between the villages of Cawood and same energy company also wants to build a 30MW solar farm, along with a BESS capable of storing up to 10MW of electricity, on farmland either side of the A163 Market Weighton Road at nearby other solar farms have been planned for the area, including the Helios scheme which would see a 190MW farm built on land near the village of Camblesforth, to the south of solar farms would take advantage of existing energy infrastructure from the Drax power station. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Dozens of Barton-under-Needwood homes planned for agricultural land
Dozens of homes could be built on agricultural land after plans for the development were submitted to a scheme would see up to 70 houses built on 4.5 hectares (11 acres) of land north of The Green in Barton-under-Needwood near Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.A planning application lodged with East Staffordshire Borough Council said existing agricultural buildings would be demolished as part of the project.A statement with the application from Providence Land Ltd said the proposal would be "a high-quality development". They said the site was also near key local amenities such as shops, a library, a pharmacy and who wish to comment on the application can do so until 13 July. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Dog care training field must 'cease' after planning appeal loss
A dog day care business in Jersey has been given nine months to "cease the use of its field for a canine training facility" after losing an appeal for retrospective planning 2024 the Barkley Club submitted plans for a new building and car park, and for a dog care and training centre near La Rue des Buttes, St Martin, but permission was planning inspector identified the loss of high-quality agricultural land and the potential for noise generated by barking dogs as two principle public support and two appeals, Constable Mike Jackson upheld the refusals for both the construction and the change of use to the field to the south of St Martin's Village. 'Nine-month compliance' Planning authorities said: "While the inspector acknowledged that the facility is professionally managed and meets a demand for dog care services, he concluded that these benefits did not outweigh the clear policy conflicts. "The site is identified as good quality agricultural land the loss of which could only be justified in exceptional circumstances under the policies set out in the Island Plan."It added: "The appeal against the refusal of retrospective planning permission to change the use of the field for a dog care and training centre has also been dismissed, and the enforcement notice upheld but with a revised nine-month compliance period."
