Councillors back ‘rooftops before fields’ approach to solar power

Twm Owen, Local Democracy Reporter A call for a presumption against solar farms on agricultural fields and to prioritise placing them on rooftops has been backed by councillors.  The Welsh Government will be asked to introduce a “presumption against large-scale ground-mounted solar developments on prime agricultural land” and adopt a “rooftops before fields” approach to solar energy.  Monmouthshire…