We must push the government to facilitate renewable energy schemes in appropriate places, not criticise local communities for resisting them, writes Barbara Chillman
The analysis by the planning and development consultancy Turley revealing that an increased number of planning applications for solar farms have been refused in recent years is widely interpreted as evidence of nimbyism, inflicting higher bills on customers and environmental damage (Solar farm plans refused at highest rate for five years in Great Britain, 25 August).
But did Turley identify why those applications have been refused? Perhaps there has been an increased number of inappropriate applications trying to jump on the sustainability bandwagon for purely commercial reasons?