Cllr Julien Speed reacts to solar farm battery plan vote

Cllr Julien Speed reacts to Cleve Hill solar farm battery safety plan vote

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00:00 Well, I think it was the right decision tonight. This is the biggest solar farm in the UK.

00:06 There have been 65 fires and explosions around the world in similar situations.

00:15 The fire recommendation was not robust in my view. It wasn't in accordance with guidelines.

00:21 For example, there's only one access into the site for the fire service

00:28 when the recommendation is that there are two.

00:31 The modelling for toxic fumes was inadequate. It didn't look at explosions. It just looked at fires.

00:39 And I think it was the right decision this evening to reject the office's recommendation and not proceed with this.