Plans for a new solar farm in South Cumbria – which would provide energy for 6,000 homes – have been revealed.
London-based Noventum Power Ltd has submitted a planning application to Westmorland and Furness Council to create the 10MW solar farm on a 19.3-hectare site near Askam.
If it gets the go-ahead, Bleabeck Solar Farm would be operational for 40 years before being decommissioned.
It would be built on land north of the existing Roanhead Solar Farm.
The firm’s application said: “The proposal would provide a clean, renewable and sustainable form of electricity and it would make a valuable contribution to the generation of electricity at a local level.
“The scheme would make a meaningful contribution to the council’s ambitious 2037 carbon zero target and it would also assist in meeting national targets.
“In addition, the proposal would make a valuable contribution to offsetting greenhouse gas emissions and help tackle climate change.
“These are important wider environmental benefits that should be given significant weight in the overall planning balance.”
It would take around six months to build and would mean around 162 deliveries by HGVs to the site. The developer said these would take place during construction hours, but would avoid peak traffic periods along Lots Road.
The planning application is undergoing public consultation.
