Inspector David Cliff will begin six months of hearings for the East Pye Solar Farm before he makes a recommendation to energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh.

The project is planned across 2,718 acres of south Norfolk countryside, spanning from Great Moulton in the west to Woodton in the east.

A map of the East Pye solar farm (Image: East Pye)

Much of the scheme will be centred around the A140 – including Hempnall, Saxlingham Nethergate and Long Stratton – which has become known as Norfolk’s Solar Valley due........

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