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Inspectorate Approves Controversial Lincolnshire Solar Farm Plan

12/20/2025

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The Planning Inspectorate overturned East Lindsey District Council's decision to deny a Hatton solar farm in Lincolnshire.
The council rejected the proposal in October due to objections about landscape impact, including a Grade II-listed farmhouse.
The inspectorate found the solar farm's benefits outweighed the adverse effects.
Conservative MP Victoria Atkins said Hatton residents would be devastated by the decision.

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The Planning Inspectorate overturned East Lindsey District Council's decision to deny a Hatton solar farm in Lincolnshire.
The council rejected the proposal in October due to objections about landscape impact, including a Grade II-listed farmhouse.
The inspectorate found the solar farm's benefits outweighed the adverse effects.
Conservative MP Victoria Atkins said Hatton residents would be devastated by the decision.