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Giant solar farm prompts demand for land use plan

Plans to construct a 1,215-hectare (3,000-acre) solar farm in East Yorkshire have fuelled demands for Defra to make clear its position on land use.

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Giant solar farm prompts demand for land use plan

Plans to construct a 1,215-hectare (3,000-acre) solar farm in East Yorkshire have fuelled demands for Defra to make clear its position on land use. The proposed site, which is being touted as the biggest...

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