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Rows of solar panels - one behind the other.

Controversial solar farm plans approved by council

The site near Witney could power 15,000 homes, its developers say.

A large green field pictured on a cloudy day. There are trees dotted around the landscape with cow parsley at the side of the field on the right.

Major solar farm proposal on pause 'indefinitely'

Plans for a 675-acre (273-hectare) solar farm are put on hold by the Spanish firm behind it.

We can see four women and two men standing outside a church holding up signs which say "Say No To The Rushall Bess"

Villagers 'losing sleep' over battery farm plan

The firm behind plans for the large energy storage site says safety is "paramount".

A group of people of all ages gathered on a pavement outside a town hall holding placards, with one reading 'eat or heat' and another saying 'say no to industrial solar farm'.

Campaigners celebrate after solar farm rejected

A petition against the proposed site near Radford Semele has been signed by more than 1,200 people.

Coventry & Warwickshire

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MP opposes plan for rural energy storage plant

A renewable energy company says it will "help play an important role in decarbonising the UK".

Beds, Herts & Bucks

A woman engineer is checking solar photovoltaic panels at a solar farm. She is wearing a high-vis jacket and helmet and smiling.

Campaigners battle solar farm plans near village

The group raise concerns over views of the Malvern Hills and fire risks from battery storage.

Hereford & Worcester

Group of people, some wearing green Staunch campaign T-shirts, stand outside the council offices in Thrapston.

Appeal hearing into major solar farm under way

Planning agents and opponents of the scheme are giving evidence to the two-day public inquiry.

Northamptonshire

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Appeal hearing into major solar farm set to begin

A public inquiry will hear opposing arguments after the refusal of plans for the site near the A14.

Northamptonshire

A large green field pictured on a cloudy day. There are trees dotted around the landscape.

Communities to consider major solar farm proposal

A 675-acre (273-hectare) plot of land is earmarked for the White Elm project in mid-Suffolk.