The proposed 400Kv substation being scoped for Newchurch would dominate a historical landscape. The sheer size and scale of the station (approx 800m x 400m) imposing itself upon this quiet rural farming community.
Only 3% of agricultural land in the UK (approx 260,000 acres) is grade 1 farmland and only approximately 17% is grade 2. This land is essential for our food supply. The UK is approximately 60% food independent. Eating into this precious resource, when there are many other places from brown field sites to commercial roofing spaces, to situate solar will threaten our food independence further.
These NSIP solar farms aren't lovable, nature encouraging solar farms as promoted by the sales talk. The panels are upto 4 metres high and placed in an East West formation. There's no room for nature. Just a sea of black panels putting the land into darkness.
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