Plans for a solar farm in South Cumbria have been called inappropriate by the local parish council.
Noventum Power Ltd want to erect the 19.3 hectare Bleabeck solar farm on land off Lots Road in Askam-in-Furness.
It said it would produce enough power for 6,000 homes but Askam and Ireleth Parish Council said the location was inappropriate.
It would be erected north of the existing Roanhead solar farm.
The parish council told the planning authority Westmorland & Furness Council – which will make the final decision – that while it supported renewable energy where practicable, the council felt the proposed location of the development was not appropriate.
It said Lots Road was dangerous now and if the application was approved, existing issues would be made worse.
If it gets the go-ahead, it would take six months to build and the developer said it anticipated there would be around 162 HGV deliveries to the site.
it said they would take place during construction hours, but would avoid peak traffic periods along Lots Road.
It added: “While delivery of construction materials and equipment will mainly be made by HGVs, staff trips will mainly be made by cars, vans or minibuses and parked on site. Therefore, parking will be contained within the site and no parking will occur on the local highway.
“Monthly maintenance visits will be scheduled after commissioning of the site. Once operational there would typically be two maintenance visit per month comprising a small van or car from Lots Road.”
The developer added: “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.”
The solar farm’s proposed operational life would be 40 years.
The planning application is under consideration.
