Solar Plan for Sidmouth: Town Council decision

Last night, at the Sidmouth Town Council's Planning Committee meeting, only three Councillors supported the planning application for a solar farm near Sidbury:
Planning Meetings 
See: Futures Forum: Solar Plan for Sidmouth: the application

The application will now go the District Council - with further comments to be in until 2nd October. 

Fears have been expressed that "one solar farm has led to many" - an example being at Ilminster:

New solar farm for Ilminster?

11:10am Friday 28th January 2011 in IlminsterBy Laura Nesbitt

A SOLAR farm planned for Ilminster could look like this Spanish equivalent. PHOTO: Submitted.

ILMINSTER could soon be home to one of England’s first solar energy farms if plans for the 64,000 panels go ahead.

Applicant WRS Energy has earmarked four sites to house the solar panels – two on the Dillington Estate, one along Bushfurlong Road and another on Cad Farm.

New solar farm for Ilminster? (From Chard & Ilminster News)
.
.
.