Member

We live in a country that prides itself on property rights. We should not casually disregard local people’s wishes and create such distress, especially when the world is such a threatened place. I have heard people vulnerable to development of solar farms on their doorsteps saying that they will have to move, which will have a dramatic effect on property prices in such areas. It will also affect the fabric and culture of our countryside. We hear about the explosion of mental health problems since Covid; it is well recognised that the countryside and green spaces can have a significant positive effect on mental health. This is not the time to allow huge tracts of open land to be undermined by the monoculture of solar panels.