Griff Rhys Jones agrees: Don't Build on Good Land

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The government has rejected a plan for a 43,000-panel solar farm near Ipswich, following a campaign by opponents, who included comedian Griff Rhys Jones.

Babergh District Council refused to grant planning permission last year for the £25m project at Valley Farm, Tattingstone, Suffolk

Developers Hive Energy appealed to the government's Planning Inspectorate, which has now also turned it down.

Campaigners said the farm was out of place in a "special landscape".
Mr Griff Rhys Jones said: "This is not a victory for climate change deniers, it is a victory for sensible planning of what remains an urgent requirement.

"The inquiry simply said 'don't build solar farms on beautiful land' and we should all agree with that."

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