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Tenant farmers dealt devastating blow after High Court rejects appeal to save farmland from solar takeover

Emma and Rob Sturdy said they must now accept that 110 acres (44 hectares) of farmland will be taken from them to make way for solar infrastructure

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clock • 4 min read
"The Government claims to accept that farming families like ours deserve fair treatment when losing land to renewable energy projects, yet they have chosen not to uphold that principle in our case."
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"The Government claims to accept that farming families like ours deserve fair treatment when losing land to renewable energy projects, yet they have chosen not to uphold that principle in our case."

A North Yorkshire farming family has confirmed that their appeal against solar energy infrastructure from taking over nearly half of their farm has been rejected. Tenant farmers Emma and Rob Sturdy...

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