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Solar farm purchase is back on the agenda

Forest Heath DC is to look again at investing almost £15m in a proposed solar farm, despite ruling it out last year.

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 April 2016

Forest Heath DC is to look again at investing almost £15m in a proposed solar farm, despite ruling it out last year.

The local authority decided not to invest £14.4m in the development at Toggam Farm, Lakenheath, after due diligence checks highlighted several risks about whether it could be built in time to qualify for government subsidies.

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