Chief fire officer Ceri Sumner told councillors it was becoming "resource-intensive" for staff to have to monitor all new planning applications in case any of them are for a battery farms - because the service is not automatically informed about schemes.

Norfolk chief fire officer Ceri Sumner(Image: Norfolk County Council)

She is lobbying for fire services to be made statutory consultees in such cases, so there is a legal obligation for them to be contacted and asked for views on battery developments.

Norfolk has recently seen a number of applications for battery farms, amid proposals for solar and wind farms.

There have been a number of applications for battery farms in Norfolk(Image: Elmya/RPC)

At the moment, staff at the........

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