Solar farm near sculpture park not likely to harm environment

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Boom Power plans to install panels across two sites near Wakefield.

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Boom Power wants to install solar panels on 125 acres across two sites close to the park near Wakefield, and at Woolley village. The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is located about a third of a mile from the Haigh Lane site, while the second site is located a similar distance from the Woolley Conservation Area., the scheme would be in place for up to 40 years and includes solar panels of up to 9ft in height.

A report said: "The development described in the submitted screening request is not likely to result in significant effects upon the environment, within the meaning of the EIA regulations, in terms of either the characteristics of the development, the location of the development or the type and characteristics of the potential impact of the development.

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