City of York Council has approved plans submitted by Solar2, a UK independently owned specialist renewable energy developer, for a solar farm on land to the south of Low Moor Lane south east of Hessay and north of Rufforth.
The site is on more than 60 hectares of farmland in the green belt west of York and could supply 50MW of power, enough to serve up to 13,000 homes.
The land is currently a mix of arable and cattle pasture of low and medium quality, according to a report put before the council’s planning committee.
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