The General Aviation Awareness Council (GAAC) says East Pye’s plans near Tibenham Airfield could endanger lives and force the closure of one runway.

The Second World War airfield is used by gliding clubs and as a training hub. It has been described as the “jewel in the crown of East Anglia’s aviation scene.”

The site of the substation and solar panels is around a mile east of the site (Image: Google)

But the future of its operations is in jeopardy amid plans for the 2,718 acre solar farm project.

Should the scheme be approved, the three substations, including........

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