Policy information sourced from the Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley Neighbourhood Plan

W2: Solar Farms

Proposals for solar farms will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • Retaining good quality (grade 1, 2 and 3A) agricultural land;
  • Preserving the openness of the countryside and the undulating nature of the landscape;
  • Maintaining the rural setting of the settlements of Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley;
  • Not adversely affecting the views across the Parish as shown on Map 4 and described in the Viewpoints Report; and
  • Not adversely impacting residential amenity from noise generated by the solar farm;
  • Where the proposal fails to meet any one of these criteria it will be resisted.

For more information, please visit the Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley Neighbourhood Plan