Council backs calls for clear UK policy on solar planning

MEMBERS TO LOBBY MINISTERS ABOUT 'FOOD SECURITY' FEARS

- By MAIL REPORTER

COUNCILLORS have backed calls to lobby central government on creating a coherent land-use policy for solar development.

Concerns about the apparent ad-hoc distribution of large-scale solar energy farms, or battery energy storage systems (BESS), have been backed by members at a meeting of Staffordshire County Council.

Speaking after the full council meeting, cabinet member for connectivity Andrew Mynors said: "There are real concerns about the way developers are wanting to build industrial scale solar farms in the countryside.