This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Change planning law with respect to giant Solar Farms as NIP is inappropriate.
There is a growing number of high acreage Solar projects under the current planning NIP projects. Endowing developers compulsory purchase powers over land for Solar, losing farms, amenities, rural land, sensitive areas, areas of beauty, etc. and force through inappropriate siting of power stations.
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The misuse of a power granted under law taking advantage of current priorities to avoid normal planning processes and forcibly remove the rights of landowners of large scale plots is simply profiteering by developers. They then sell on the project after planning is obtained avoiding and consequences of their action and leaving the affected individuals, communities and businesses damaged with no recourse. The law needs changing before the latest batch are approved.
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