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Search the Public Notice PortalNew homes could be built in a village dubbed Norfolk’s ‘Solar Central’ because of the amount of renewable energy infrastructure due to be installed there.
Locals in Great Moulton say that the threat of 1,000 battery units and three substations being placed in the village has already frozen the housing market with properties sitting unsold.
However, despite this, plans for a further five new homes could be approved at a meeting next week.
Developers want to build the properties on Frith Way, half a mile away from where infrastructure is planned for the East Pye solar farm.
South Norfolk Council officers are recommending that councillors approve the scheme.
The homes are next to a row of eight homes where it is understood only one has sold since they were built, amid fears about the impact of the solar farm.
Great Moulton, which is home to around 750 people, is due to be a key location for the proposed East Pye project.
Although it is on the edge of the 2,700-acre scheme, it is expected to host the infrastructure to allow the power to be stored and transferred to the National Grid.
The 1,000 battery storage containers proposed for the site are 11ft tall while one of the substations could be as much as 50ft in height.
In total, the area on the outskirts due to be covered in infrastructure is four times the size of the village itself.
Locals have criticised the solar proposals, fearing it will destroy the rural character of the village and the picturesque views which surround it.
Great Moulton Parish Council has objected to the housing scheme, citing concerns over the lack of affordable housing and ecological effects of the scheme.
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