East Kilbride solar farm as big as 164 football pitches proposed

Commissioners 'not in favor' of proposed solar farm

CUMBERLAND — While county officials don’t have the power to stop a proposed solar farm in their own jurisdiction, they plan to voice concerns and encourage area residents to do the same.

East Kilbride solar farm as big as 164 football pitches proposed

114,296 solar panels would be installed in arrays on countryside between East Kilbride and Hamilton, covering 117 hectares of land, with a separate planning application submitted for a smaller farm on land west of Blantyre.

Decision – Brokenbury Solar Farm

Decision Maker: Cabinet Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in) Is Key decision?: No Is subject to call in?: Yes Decision: 1.         That Cabinet recommends to Council:   That the following decision of Council made on 18 July 2024 be rescinded: ‘that up to £2,750,000 of prudential borrowing be approved subject to securing a unit rate per MWh that exceeds the loan repayments, covers projected maintenance and other opera…

'No sense at all' - anger over proposed village solar farm

Local people say the development would ruin their view