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The decision to allow a new solar farm to be built has been greeted with disappointment by campaigners and a council.
An application to build on 49 hectares of agricultural land next to Lime Kiln Barn, in Runcton Lane, Runcton, was refused by the council in May. But that decision has been overturned by the Planning Inspectorate.
A council spokesman said: “Despite the council presenting robust expert evidence at the appeal hearing, the inspector did not agree that the loss of high value agricultural land and impact upon the character of the area were harmful enough to dismiss the planning appeal.
“We will now work with the developer to ensure that all conditions and mitigation measures are fully implemented.”
The disappointment was shared by members of SMART-FFF – the South Mundham and Runcton Trustees – Fields For Food – a group of residents concerned about development on prime farming land and in the wildlife corridor.
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Spokesman Mark Linzey said residents felt that local planning policies and community concerns were being overridden.
He added: “This decision is deeply disappointing for local residents. It goes against the recently adopted Local Plan, threatens connectivity across Chichester’s eastern wildlife corridor, and removes productive farmland from use for decades at a time when food security matters more than ever.
“There are also real concerns about the potential impact on flooding in an area that already experiences problems, as well as the pressure on narrow rural lanes that are valued not only as transport routes but as an important local amenity for residents and visitors in a part of the district already seeing significant housing growth.”
To view the application, log on to publicaccess.chichester.gov.uk and search for 24/01859/FUL.
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