Light … or blight? Anger rises at plan for Britain’s biggest solar farm

600m project is one of 900 in planning pipeline to provide green energy

A proposed new 600m solar farm in eastern England - covering an area eight times bigger than Hyde Park in central London - faces opposition over claims it would be a blight" on the countryside.

The scheme, which would provide power for up to 100,000 homes, will cover nearly 2,800 acres near Newmarket, more than 10 times bigger than any scheme built to date in Britain. It is one of more than 900 solar farms in the planning pipeline to help provide green energy.