A 100-megawatt solar farm is the latest flashpoint over the construction of renewable energy projects in regional Australia.
Plans to build a $170 million solar farm in south-east NSW will be decided by an independent panel after residents and the local council objected, arguing the project would blight the rural landscape.
The farm has been referred to the NSW Independent Planning Commission as it attracted more than 50 negative submissions, which included contributions from the council and a prominent Canberra region winemaker. The council also says the visual assessment for the proposal does not consider the nearby residential development of Ginninderry in the ACT, nor the future Parkwood development in NSW.
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