Councils will be urged by ministers not to approve planning permission for solar farms on high-quality farmland as part of Rishi Sunak’s drive to protect food security. A written ministerial statement will be laid before Parliament on Wednesday making clear that such projects should only be given the go-ahead when absolutely “necessary”. A new planning framework unveiled six months ago was meant to make the position clear, but ministers fear projects are still being approved that fall short of their demands.
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