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Surveys to assess impact of major solar farm

Hannah Brown
Local Democracy Reporting Service
PA Media A row of blue solar s lined up in rows on a field on green grass. There are also trees and bushes in the background. PA Media

Surveys to assess how a major new solar farm would impact the countryside have begun.

The Kingsway Solar Farm could power up to 175,000 homes if built on 3,700 acres (1,500ha) of land south of Cambridge.

But residents said they were concerned it would "envelope" the surrounding villages of Balsham, West Wratting, Weston Colville and Weston Green.

A spokesman for the development said all views would be "fully considered" before any work started.

They added that experts were assessing the potential impact on the landscape and urged people to engage with consultations.

Kingsway Solar stressed battery storage at the site would meet "rigorous" UK safety standards.

The scheme was deemed a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project, meaning it was up to the Secretary of State to have the final say.

Campaigner Vicky Moss feared the countryside would be "industrialised" if it went ahead.

"I do not think it has sunk in for some people that it may be at the end of their gardens," she said.

She accused the developer of ignoring the "ideas, wishes, thoughts and feelings" of residents.

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