Land West of Ashwell Road, Bygrave

Application no. 22/00741/FP

AMENDMENTS: Ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm including battery energy storage; continued agricultural use, ancillary infrastructure, security fencing, landscaping provision, ecological enhancements and associated works (as amended by information received 29 January 2024)

We continue to object strongly to this inappropriate proposed development in the Rural Area Beyond the Green Belt (RABGB) as identified in the adopted North Herts District Local Plan (Policy SP5 Countryside and Green Belt) on a similar basis to both the principle of the development and subsequent amendments.

Download our detailed comments at right. You can also read our earlier submittal from May 2022.

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