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From The Daily Sceptic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Will Jones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed Miliband has approved Britain\u2019s second-largest solar farm on 4,000 acres of prime farmland after overruling opposition from his own inspectors. The Telegraph <\/em>has the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Energy Secretary on Wednesday said he had granted planning permission to the One Earth Solar Farm development to be built on prime farmland across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes despite a recommendation to block the development from Miliband\u2019s own planning inspectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They warned that the scheme would be destructive for the environment, would put historic structures at risk, damage the health and well-being of local people and cause transport problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The controversial decision marks the third large solar farm approved by Miliband in recent days, coming a week after he backed two other large solar farms, Pear Tree Hill in East Yorkshire and Dean Moor in West Cumbria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sceptics suggest the Energy Secretary is trying to sign off as many such developments as he can before Andy Burnham takes office and potentially moves him to a new position<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Earth has been cleared for construction on 4,000 acres of prime farmland near Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood and West Lindsey district council areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides the thousands of Chinese-made solar panels, the scheme will also include giant batteries to store surplus electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is set to be the second largest solar farm in the UK after the Springwell Solar Farm<\/a> in Lincolnshire, an 800-megawatt project approved by the Government in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confirming his decision, Miliband said: \u201cThe only way to have energy security is if we take a pro-growth approach to building more clean energy in Britain. For two years that is exactly what this Government has done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the new scheme is controversial because it will see several rural communities largely surrounded by solar panels covering what were once fields and hedgerows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The village of North Clifton, around 10 miles from Lincoln, would have solar farms to the north, east and south, with some of the local farms being completely surrounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Property owners cannot claim any compensation for the likely devaluation of their homes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Worth reading in full<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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