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Title: RV Roofing and Building Questions the Impact of Solar Energy Farms on Dorset Countryside

United Kingdom, 14th Aug 2025 – As solar development continues to expand across the UK countryside RV Roofing and Building has raised concerns about the growing number of industrial scale solar farms being planned in Dorset. With recent projects like Voltalia’s 90MW solar farms and Enviromena’s appeal of a rejected 12MW solar project in Hazelbury Bryan - Questions are being asked about how much of Dorset’s landscape will be sacrificed in the name of green energy.While renewable energy is widely supported across the UK, local businesses and residents in Dorset are beginning to push back against what they see as a growing wave of land-intensive green developments that offer little long-term benefit to the surrounding communities.A Local Voice Speaks UpKaty Kates from RV Roofing and Building, a well-known contractor in the region, is voicing what many residents are thinking.“Some of the highest yielding sites for renewable energy also happen to be some of the most picturesque, which is a shame for Dorset. As if new energy farms like the new one get the rubber stamp from Whitehall we are looking to lose another piece of Dorset land to what some would argue is an economically unsustainable energy source.” says Kates.Her comments reflect the growing tension between national renewable energy targets and the desire to protect Dorset’s rural identity.The Projects Under ScrutinyAccording to Solar Power Portal Voltalia is planning two new solar developments in Dorset totaling 90MW in capacity while Enviromena is seeking to overturn a planning rejection for a 12MW site. Both projects have faced public scrutiny for their potential visual and ecological impact on the region.These large-scale farms are often located in open fields and areas of natural beauty due to the availabili...

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