Plans for a 200-acre solar farm in Yorkshire have been rejected.
Sutton Bank was described as "England's finest view" by James Herriot author Alf White
Objections were based on its closeness to the North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .Councillors said while they supported clean energy generation the proposed site was inappropriately close to Sutton Bank, which James Herriot author Alf White described as "England's finest view", and the Kilburn White Horse., they concluded it made "no sense to destroy an environment to protect the environment".
Officers said despite pledges by the developers to introduce planting around the solar farm it would appear "incongruous" in the landscape and have a significant impact on the designated area's setting and character.
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