Criticism over planned solar panels on greenfield site
Critics said the choice of site was inappropriate because of wildlife concerns, and that the roof of the applicant's house beside the proposed site would possibly be more suitable. The applicant told the BBC he disputed it was a greenfield site and there had been greenhouses on the land which were later destroyed and buried. "There are ways to do it in a sensitive manner", he said.De La Rue also said he believed installing solar panels on greenfield sites should be decided on "a case-by-case basis".Follow BBC Guernsey on X, external and Facebook, external and Instagram, external.
- ▪Critics said the choice of site was inappropriate because of wildlife concerns, and that the roof of the applicant's house beside the proposed site would possibly be more suitable.
- ▪The applicant told the BBC he disputed it was a greenfield site and there had been greenhouses on the land which were later destroyed and buried.
- ▪"There are ways to do it in a sensitive manner", he said.De La Rue also said he believed installing solar panels on greenfield sites should be decided on "a case-by-case basis".Follow BBC Guernsey on X, external and Facebook, external and I
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Criticism over planned solar panels on greenfield siteImage source, PA MediaImage caption, The planning would see solar panels installed on a greenfield site rather than the applicant's houseByJon LockhartGuernseyPublished12 minutes agoA planned solar panel installation has drawn criticism due to it being proposed for a what is believed to be a greenfield site.If approved, the installation in St Sampson would see 72 ground-mounted panels on agricultural land which has had no previous permanent construction on it. Critics said the choice of site was inappropriate because of wildlife concerns, and that the roof of the applicant's house beside the proposed site would possibly be more suitable.
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