Councillors in Essex are worried the plan, covering 79 hectares, will damage the environment.
A renewable energy firm has applied to the government to build a solar farm in rural Essex equal to the size of about 126 football pitches.
The plan was refused by an Uttlesford District Council planning committee in January 2022, but the governmentThe council is run by the Residents for Uttlesford party.at a meeting earlier on Wednesday. The company refers to the proposal as a temporary solar farm which will return the land to agricultural use after 40 years.Local Democracy Reporting Service
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