Leyland Trucks announce plans for huge solar farm on land off A582 - here's why
The company will use the energy, with surplus being exported to the National Grid.
A solar farm could be built on land in Farington, if new plans by Leyland Trucks are given the green light.
Bosses at the company in Croston Road want permission from South Ribble Borough Council (SRBC) to install a ground-mounted array of 1,890 panels and CCTV and infrastructure on grassland off Fowler Road and close to the A582, for a period of 25 years.
The array will provide electricity directly to Leyland Trucks, with any surplus energy exported to the National Grid.
A planning statement to SRBC says: “The solar panels are temporary in nature and suitable for relocation onto any future built development on the site. For this reason, they will not require deep foundations. This minimises the long-term impact on the soil and allows for future development in line with the employment allocation to on the site.”
Justifying the need, the statement adds that the proposed evelopment “corresponds to the identified needs of the Government’s climate change policy” and “contributes to the Council’s own declared climate change emergency, meaning urgent action must be taken to slow and stop climate change.”
Agents Cassidy and Ashton say the proposed scheme is a temporary development, as the site is allocated for a future employmentuse development by Leyland Trucks and the arrays will be relocated to sit upon any future building on this site. They add: “To provide flexibility in respect to the future development of the site, this application is being made for a temporary period over 25 years.”
A decision will be made in coming weeks by SRBC.
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