Cllr Nick Worth, leader of #SHollandDC: "[The Secretary of State] clearly doesn’t grasp how little Grade 1 land there is in the UK and the effect this will have on food production."
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Protesters accuse solar farm developers of launching consultation to extend substation land ‘on quiet’ Protesters have accused a developer behind plans for an enormous solar farm of running its latest consultation ‘on the quiet’.

Couldn't quite get a handle on the size of this #solarfarm. Story says bigger than #Cowbit. AI says not quite as big as #RutlandWater Now I get the thumbs-down!
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‘It’s ridiculous to be ruining the best farmland in the country with substations’ National Grid bosses have been told that it is ‘ridiculous’ to be covering fertile farmland with concrete as they look to build two substations.

People in Weston have say on National Grid plans to build substations at Weston Marsh | LincsOnline | 12 December 2025:
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Five potential pylon routes unveiled in planning documents Five potential routes for a corridor of pylons have been unveiled as energy bosses hone their plans to transport electricity across the country.

National Grid upgrade: more possible pylon routes identified | Lincs Online | 6 December 20225:
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Locations revealed for two new substations as consultation launched The locations of two large substations have been revealed ahead of a planning application being submitted.

Map embedded in story shows location of the two proposed substations to the east of Spalding | LincsOnline | 18 November 2025:
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