Lancaster City Council is planning a solar farm on a 16-acre site near Lancaster University, which could generate clean local energy and contribute to emissions reduction targets. The application, submitted by the council in partnership with HPA Architects, will be reviewed by the planning committee on September 30th at Morecambe Town Hall. Planning officers recommend approval for the project, which includes solar panels spanning 6.5 hectares of land to produce 4MW of sustainable energy.
A council's solar farm plan for a 16-acre site near Lancaster University, which could generate clean local energy and play a role in targets to cut emissions into the atmosphere, is set for a decision on Monday.
READ MORE: Lancaster University student takes her seat at city council after Green Party by-election win Climate change A planning report for councillors states: "Lancaster City Council declared a climate change emergency in 2019 and set a target date of 2030 to make its own activities net-zero carbon. Nationally, there are plans to de-carbonise the UK's power system by 2035. But this target was recently reported as being set to be failed at the current rate of change.
Objections But Scotforth Parish Council has objected and the report states: "Objections include this site being a wrong location for this development, harmful impact of construction traffic on Bailrigg residents and visitors, and on trees and hedges along Bailrigg Lane. Other objections include no assessment of alternative sites, a loss of openness forming an urban extension of Lancaster, visual harm to a gateway location into Lancaster and Bailrigg, and not enough screening.
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