A 'myriad of concerns' over plans for Beverley solar farm

FIRM BEHIND PROPOSALS HAS ADDRESSED EACH OF THE ISSUES RAISED

- By ANDREW SPENCE

THE company behind plans for a solar farm north of Beverley has moved to allay concerns raised by a local campaign group.

Enray Power have revealed early proposals for a 40-year 'temporary' 40MW solar farm to the north Beverley that could power around 24,000 homes. The plans remain at an early stage with an online public consultation currently ongoing, and an in-person event was held on Thursday.

But George McManus, spokesperson for the East Riding Against Solar Expansion (ERASE) campaign group, which is active online in vocalising its opposition to such developments in the East Riding of Yorkshire, spoke to Hull Live to raise a number of concerns with the proposals for Molescroft Solar Farm.

Mr McManus explained that is it too early at this stage to officially oppose the proposals, mainly due to the lack of detail, he said. But he added that the group has a variety of concerns including the "rushed" timing of the proposals. Mr McManus claimed it is an "absolute scandal" that there was just one four-hour in-person public consultation, taking place only days after the proposals were revealed.

He added: "We have a whole myriad of concerns that I don't think will be addressed by one pop up meeting. It's almost tokenism, it's almost as though like they're ticking boxes with these exercises."