The monarch has applied for planning permission to install around 2,000 solar panels on horse grazing paddocks to provide zero-carbon energy for the 20,000 acre estate.
The facility, which will mainly supply Sandringham House, the Visitor Centre and the Sawmill, is expected to 'have an operational lifespan of 40 years' and the field would then be returned to horse grazing. 'The proposed development forms part of the Estate's ongoing commitment to sustainability and promoting environmental practices and follows the installation of a small solar array to the roof of Sandringham House in 2022.'
The application stated: 'The location of the proposed panels is visually contained by existing development and mature vegetation, and the development would not result in the loss of any productive agricultural land.' The solar panels will be made from toughened glass and mounted on a steel framework set at an angel of 25 degrees and facing south. The application states the highest part of the panel would be no higher than 3.1 metres.
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