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Yes

ID sylw: 92279

Derbyniwyd: 28/02/2025

Ymatebydd: SolStar Power Limited

Asiant : Enzygo

SolStar agrees with the general policy approach to safeguarding the best and most versatile agricultural
land as it is keeping with national policy, as expressed in paragraph 188 footnote 65 of the NPPF,.
SolStar Power agrees with the Draft Policy recognition to renewable energy generation and energy storage development on agricultural land.
It is recognised that renewable energy generation projects, such as solar farms, are a temporary use and during that time provide environmental benefits to the land.
SolStar consider that inclusion of the phrase ‘Developments should be assessed on a case by case basis
considering the merits and benefits of the scheme against any concluded impacts’ should be included within the policy or the justification of the policy, and the justification should clearly set out renewable energy development as being a suitable form of development that requires the use of agricultural land.