'Part of our culture is the countryside': The battle over Botley West, Britain's biggest solar project

Michael Holder
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One of the many fields set to house solar panels as part of the Botley West project
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One of the many fields set to house solar panels as part of the Botley West project

Britain's biggest solar project looks set to be a central battleground in Labour's war against the 'blockers' – could major planning reform enhance or damage support for net zero?

Deep in the Southern English countryside, within spitting distance of Jeremy Clarkson's farm on one side, and David Cameron's garden shed on the other, a big battle is raging. Here in leafy Oxfordshire,...

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