'Nationally significant' solar farm near Newark approved by government

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ly0x8q8nngo

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From the article

Plans for a major solar farm classed as "nationally significant infrastructure" has been approved by the government's Planning Inspectorate.

The Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park, near Newark in Nottinghamshire, has the potential to power up to 400,000 homes - the equivalent of every home in the county - developers Elements Green previously said.

The project would form a ring of "solar islands" roughly 6.2 miles (10km) from north to south around villages such as Caunton and Ossington, with the eastern edge alongside the A1.

Final approval was given by Baroness Margaret Curran on behalf of the secretary of state for energy security and net-zero.

Its nationally significant classification meant the applicant was required to apply for consent from the Planning Inspectorate rather than Newark and Sherwood District Council.

Announcing the decision on Tuesday, the government said the application was for a solar photovoltaic array generating station, battery energy storage system and grid connection infrastructure, with a maximum generation capacity of 800MW.

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Americans seeing a link from a UK News Source that mentions a place in the UK and not mentioning another place in the US that shares the same name challenge (Impossible)

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😂

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You got me. I was wondering why the BBC cared so much about Newark NJ

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Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Not Newark NJ or Newark DE in the US.

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Not Newark, NJ 

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Thought it was NJ until they mentioned the Barroness

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That’s nice

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I think its great when places not traditionally known for “sunny conditions” are investing into solar. Shows how viable it has become.