New bid to turn storm damaged farm yard into 24 panel solar array

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Plans for a new 24-panel solar array on a Cumbrian farm have been submitted to the Lake District National Park Authority for approval.

The proposal, submitted by John Farrar, would see the installation of a ground-mounted system at Moorgate Farm in Irton, Holmrook.

The panels would be installed on a disused concrete pad and would generate up to 20kW of electricity for domestic use on the farm.

The application states that while no excess power is expected, any surplus would be exported to the national grid.

The panels would be mounted on a galvanised steel ground mount made by Solarport and would reach a maximum height of three metres.

Each panel, manufactured by Neostar, measures 1.7 by 1.1 metres.

The total panel area would be 49 square metres, with the full array covering 184 square metres of land.

The application states that the panels would be set back more than five metres from the site boundary and shielded from public view by trees and existing buildings.

The site was previously home to a tractor shed, which blew down in a previous storm.

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