Giant solar farm the size of 1,200 football pitches approved despite losing fertile arable farmland for 60 years
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Giant solar farm the size of 1,200 football pitches approved despite losing fertile arable farmland for 60 years.
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A solar farm the size of Heathrow Airport has been approved, despite the scheme meaning that swathes of arable farmland will be lost for 60 years.
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Green Hill Solar Farm will cover almost 3,000 acres of land across Northamptonshire and could power 200,000 homes when operational.
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But more than two-thirds of this land - the size of almost 1,200 football pitches - falls on "best and most versatile" (BMV) soil, the type most suitable for growing crops.
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This cannot be used for arable farming for the 60-year lifespan of the project.
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