Plans for a 29.4-hectare solar farm on agricultural farmland near Kingsclere have been recommended for approval.

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council’s development management committee will consider the plans by AR Kingsclere, which were deferred at its August 6 meeting so that technical briefing could take place.

That was held on September 9 and now the scheme looks set to be approved at the committee’s October 8 meeting.

The site, at Stratton’s Farm, is around 1.1km north west of Kingsclere and 1.2km east of Ecchinswell.

Documents state the 23MW farm will operate for 40 years before being dismantled.

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