The controversial plans for the 2,500 acre farm have been met with fierce opposition.
Plans to build a 2,500 acre solar farm on the Cambridgeshire Suffolk border have been approved by the secretary of state for energy.
The farm that will span four sites, one near Mildenhall and West Row, another near Freckenham and Worlington and two other sites in East Cambridgeshire close to Newmarket.Campaigners have voiced their objections to the proposed Sunnica solar farm.A decision on the controversial plans had been delayed several times, including most recently due to the UK general election.
"But Sunnica proposals are too big and in the wrong location and we will now be carefully reviewing the decision to understand how it has been reached."A spokespoken for Sunnica said in a statement: "Sunnica is immensely pleased with the decision to grant development consent for Sunnica Energy Farm. "This important milestone and the decision by the Secretary of State has come after many months of intense scrutiny and robust engagement with the planning process, and wider public consultations.
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