Solar farm approved despite local opposition
PA MediaPlans for a solar farm in East Yorkshire have been approved by the government.
The Peartree Hill site, east of Beverley, will cover 891 hectares (2,202 acres), including a battery storage facility and will produce enough electricity to power 136,000 homes, according to its developer RWE.
It was opposed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and some local residents, with one Labour councillor calling it a "a monstrous mega sprawl of industrial panels".
Due to the project being classed as national infrastructure, the decision to grant planning permission was given by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
George McManus, spokesman for East Riding Against Solar Expansion (ERASE), said: 'It's just devastating and terribly sad to think of this beautiful landscape being covered in plastic, glass and concrete.
"Individual lives will be devastated and collectively we will all lose much loved, natural amenities."
The BBC has contacted RWE for a response.
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