Charlotte Cane MP slams rushed approval for Sunnica Solar Farm

12 Jul 2024
Two people stood in front of fence. One in green pattern dress and one in white t-shirt

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, has granted permission for the Sunnica Solar farm on the Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border. He granted this permission despite the Examiner recommending that the scheme should not be approved.

Charlotte Cane, MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire said:

“This vast Solar Farm marches through large swathes of my constituency. The examiner spent years carefully considering all the issues and all the representations. Every local authority affected spent years considering the application and its implications and all called for it to be rejected. With just one week’s consideration, the Secretary of State has decided that he knows better and has given permission.

“Green energy is vital and solar farms are key to meeting our net zero targets. But that must not mean that every solar farm application should get permission regardless of its impact on our food security, biodiversity, landscape character and our existing farming and horse racing businesses.

“I am shocked that the Secretary of State has overridden all advice to the contrary and given this scheme permission. I have contacted Say No to Sunnica to discuss further.”

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