Last Friday, Richard attended a Political Stakeholders’ meeting about East Park Energy in Gt Staughton Village Hall to add his support to the unprecedented weight of local opposition to this enormous proposed solar farm.
Richard Fuller MP said:
I was joined by the Parish Councils affected by the solar farm's footprint, Ben Obese-Jecty MP for Huntingdon, Bedford Borough Mayor, Tom Wootton and former Peterborough MP and Mayoral candidate, Paul Bristow, all of us united in our opposition to this proposal.
Stop East Park Energy produced an excellent presentation which demonstrated very clearly why this planned solar farm should not be allowed to go ahead. People will be surprised, shocked and horrified at the sheer scale of the proposal and the extent of North Bedfordshire land that will be carpeted by this industrial scale solar farm.
It also must be remembered that the proposed 1,900 acres would be sited on land that is designated 74% Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land, an unprecedented BMV percentage for a solar farm anywhere in this country.
I will continue to champion rooftop solar as a far better solution for our renewable energy needs, and will continue to remind the government of their repeatedly stated commitment to avoiding BMV agricultural land for solar projects.
For more information on this solar farm, please visit https://www.richardfuller.co.uk/campaigns/solar-farms
You can learn more about the Stop East Park Energy campaign by visiting https://stopeastparkenergy.com/
