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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Eddie Bisknell

Giant solar farm planned for East Midlands countryside set for approval despite hundreds of objections

A solar farm that could be capable of powering 15,000 homes is set to be approved in the Derbyshire countryside, despite hundreds of objections.

The plans, from Lullington Solar Park Limited, would see the solar farm built on agricultural land between Coton in the Elms and Lullington in South Derbyshire.

If approved, the 173-acre scheme would spread across numerous fields including land to the east and west of Lullington Road up to what is known locally as Coton Road. it would be approximately the size of 87 football pitches.

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