A council has revealed it has spent over £75,000 in the last year fighting planning applications.
Fields off Limekiln Lane, Wellington, where Steeraway solar farm is proposed to be built
The council has blamed the planning rows over the Steeraway and New Works Lane solar farms for the increase in money spent on planning appeals compared to previous years. “The increase in what we’ve spent on planning appeals in 2022-23 is largely due to appeals which sought to defend the reasons why the council refused applications for two substantial solar farms to be developed in the surrounds of the Wrekin – some of our most valued strategic landscape.
Developer Greentech Invest appealed the decision for the solar farm, which it says will create enough power for 8,600 households each year. The council found out last month that it would not be allowed to contest the decision in the High Court.
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