Solar farm plan rejected over countryside impact
The proposed solar farm was planned for a 23-acre site between Mansfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Plans to build a solar farm in Nottinghamshire capable of powering 2,200 homes have been rejected by a council.
Hamilton Solar Ltd had submitted an application for a 23-acre site between Mansfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield, which it said would allow a nearby industrial estate to 鈥渂enefit from the zero-carbon power".
But Ashfield District Council refused the bid over concerns about its impact on the countryside and a nearby monument.
The said Nottinghamshire County Council, the local highways authority, had raised no objections to the plans and said the impact on traffic would be 鈥渘egligible鈥.