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Solar panels beat good farmland as inspector approves renewable energy plan for field

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Food security or energy security - it's one of the biggest questions of our age - at least for campaigners, who say it is more important to grow crops on farmland than cover productive acres with solar panels.

Councillors Andy Boddington and Richard Huffer at the site of the latest solar farm But for one planning inspector who agreed that good quality farmland would be lost by a scheme at the 28.5-hectare site off Squirrel Lane in Ledwyche, near Ludlow,.

Councillors Andy Boddington and Richard Huffer at the site of the latest solar farm But for one planning inspector who agreed that good quality farmland would be lost by a scheme at the 28.5-hectare site off Squirrel Lane in Ledwyche, near Ludlow,
 

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