UK refuses 840 MW Botley West in its first rejection of a nationally significant solar project
The UK government has refused development consent for the 840 MW Botley West solar farm near Oxford, which would have been the country's largest solar plant. It is the first time a solar nationally significant infrastructure project in England has been turned down, with the decision citing harm to the Green Belt, landscape, heritage and aviation safety.
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