A senior Lincolnshire councillor has described a decision to give the go-ahead to two large solar farms as a “slap in the face” for the county.
Colin Davie made the comments following the announcement that applications for both the Heckington Fen Solar Park and the West Burton Solar Project have been granted development consent by the government.
Heckington Fen, to the south of the county, which is being developed by Ecotricity, will generate enough power for more than 100,000 homes, according to developers.
The West Burton project, which will straddle the Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire border, is approximately the same size and will use 788 hectares of land across three sites.
Davie, executive councillor for environment, economy and planning at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Adding two more giant solar farms to Lincolnshire’s countryside, which have strong local opposition, shows that this government has not listened to our…
