Every new home or industrial unit built in North Lincolnshire will have to include solar panels, it has been announced by council leader Rob Waltham.
This will see hundreds of new buildings generating green, clean, electricity every year.
This new rule will be developed through the council’s draft local plan, the programme for which is set out in the Local Development Scheme noted at the North Lincolnshire Council Cabinet meeting on Monday 17 March.
Cllr Rob Waltham, said: “We are seeing solar farms popping up all over the place, taking up valuable farm land and being a blot on the landscape. It makes far more sense to include the panels on houses, factories, and other buildings. The council has already worked with local schools and other facilities to fit panels – generating clean energy and reducing bills.
“When the new local plan comes into force, every development will have to include solar panels as standard or planning permission will not be given. This should reduce the demand for farmland and put the panels where they should be.”
