Solar farms could open backdoor to greenbelt

The Campaign to Protect Rural England has expressed concerns that plans for almost 200 solar farms are under consideration for greenbelt land, and that their acceptance could open the protected areas to housing developers. The group has said that current agricultural land that hosts solar farms could be declared brown field when agreements come to an end. “Planning conditions should require that solar sites continue to be classified as agricultural land throughout their life,” the campaign stated. The Times, Page: 13