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Government decision on 3,000 acre Northants solar farm 'not a slam dunk'
Plans for the Green Hill Solar Farm, which would stretch between Milton Keynes and North Northamptonshire, will be submitted to the planning inspectorate this spring
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A councillor has assured members that a planning application for a multi-site solar farm across Northamptonshire is "not a slam dunk", as developers look prepared to enter their bid to the government's planning inspectorate.
Developer Island Green Power wants to build a 500MW facility that would occupy roughly 1,200 hectares of fields across the county. The project stretches across nine sites from Milton Keynes to Walgrave, however due to the size of the scheme North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) will not have the final say on its approval.
Instead, the solar farms will be treated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) and be ruled on by the Secretary of State. The developers have now indicated their intention to submit their pre-application plans to the examining authority as early as February this year.
Cllr David Brackenbury, NNC's lead for growth and regeneration, told members at an executive meeting on Thursday: "Itâs not a slam dunk- while it is true that central government have reserved this as a project of national infrastructure, it does not necessarily follow that they will automatically give planning permission and so itâs extremely important that North Northamptonshire and the other authorities involved are fully represented at all stages."
A public consultation period ran between November and December 2024. Island Green Power says it is reviewing the feedback before submitting the project to the planning inspectorate.
On Thursday, NNC's executive committee received a report outlining its responsibility as the site's 'host authority'. After submission, NNC and other local authorities will be contacted to submit representations on behalf of its communities.
The proposed nine sites will be in and around the villages of Lavendon, Bozeat, Easton Maudit, Grendon, Earls Barton, Mears Ashby and Walgrave. It is claimed by the developer that the solar farm could power more than 115,000 homes, with a lifespan of 60 years.
Cllr Jim Hakewill commented on the plans at the meeting: "Most people are opposed to covering farmland with solar panels, when warehouses and other buildings would be much less damaging to our environment and leave farmland for food production."
Cllr Dorothy Maxwell also called the solar farm proposals a "blot" on the landscape.
"Weâre not talking about a few fields, but miles of solar panels seen on the map. I hope we look at this pre-application and realise we must protect villages and towns from this massive development," she added.
According to a timeline submitted by the developer, the Secretary of State is not expected to make a decision until late 2026. NNC members voted to give delegated permission for the council to respond to all stages of the application process in the future.
A report will be presented to the council's South Planning Committee prior to the project's formal submission with the planning inspectorate. The authority said regular updates on its progress will be presented at future meetings.
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On January 18, the popular variety show aired a sneak peek of its upcoming Lunar New Year special, which will feature three celebrity family duos as guests. KISS OF LIFEâs Belle and STAYCâs Sieun will appear together with their respective fathers Shim Sin and Park Nam Jung, both of whom are legendary singers in Korea. Sisters BIBI and tripleSâs NaKyoung will also be guesting on the show together.
In the newly released preview, Sieun dances with Park Nam Jung to his iconic hit âDreaming of You,â which is famous for its choreography. Meanwhile, Shim Sin sings KISS OF LIFEâs hit song âStickyâ together in a special duet with Belle.
After BIBI enviously says she wishes she were Park Nam Jungâs or Shim Sinâs daughter, she remarks that she and sister NaKyoung didnât fight much while they were growing up. However, NaKyoung swiftly begs to differ, insisting they fought a lot. Later, the two siblings playfully sing Block Bâs âNillili Mamboâ together.
The guests and âKnowing Brosâ cast members then don hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) to play a guessing game together. When Sieun argues with her dad over a story about an amusement park trip, Lee Sang Minâwho doesnât have children of his ownâwoefully shares, âI want to argue with my daughter too.â
Finally, the preview ends with a brief glimpse of Sieun and Park Nam Jung performing âA Whole New Worldâ from the âAladdinâ soundtrack together.
Check out the full preview below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mR_4AKcpo
âKnowing Brosâ airs on Saturdays at 8:50 p.m. KST.
Watch full episodes of âKnowing Brosâ with subtitles on Viki below:
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Or watch BIBI in her film âHopelessâ below!
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