A spate of recent planning refusals for solar farms has been branded “deeply problematic” by a member of Labour’s shadow ministerial energy and climate change team. In a debate in the House of Commons' Westminster Hall on solar planning, junior opposition spokesperson Mathew Pennycook said communities should continue to have a say over the location of large scale solar projects in their areas. But a “more strategic and planned approach” to ground-mounted solar deployment is required across the country, he said.
Rate of solar refusals ‘deeply problematic’, says Labour
