'We're thinking of leaving if solar farm goes ahead'

RESIDENTS ARE 'STRUGGLING TO COME TO TERMS WITH HOW LIFE WILL CHANGE IN THEIR VILLAGE'

- By JAMIE WALLER Local democracy reporter

VILLAGE life will be spoilt by a major solar farm if it goes ahead, residents claim.

The One Earth Solar Farm would cover 3,954 acres near Dunham-on-Trent, across the Lincolnshire-Nottinghamshire border. Plans show a three-mile-long stretch of land on both sides of the River Trent, which would be covered with panels or battery storage containers.

The village of North Clifton would have solar farms to the north, east and south, with some of the local farms being completely surrounded.

Ørsted and PS Renewables, the companies behind it, say the panels would provide 740MW of renewable energy - enough to power more than 200,000 homes. Residents are preparing to put their case across as the government's planning inspectors hold public hearings from July 8 to 10.