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Residents fear solar farm 'gold rush' as plans hit critical point
Sleaford Target
|October 01, 2025
COUNCILLOR LEADING CHARGE SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO RETHINK ITS POLICY
A COUNCILLOR leading the charge against large solar farms says she believes the Government will be forced to reconsider its policy.
Councillor Marianne Overton (Ind) has urged people to keep the pressure on as the plans advance.
The proposals for the Springwell, Fosse Green and Leoda projects would convert around 10,000 acres of countryside between Lincoln and Sleaford into solar farms. More than 300 local residents met in Welbourn village hall on Tuesday to coordinate resistance to the schemes.
The flurry of major applications for the area was compared to a "gold rush", leaving residents worried about its future.
This story is from the October 01, 2025 edition of Sleaford Target.
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