According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the plans also included proposals for a battery storage system, new tracks, fencing, lighting and CCTV.
The applicant says the proposed project, which would be built on a site spanning 81 hectares (200.2 acres), would be decommissioned in 40 years time.
A report submitted by the applicant states: “This project will generate renewable energy.
“It will also facilitate additional renewable energy generation on the UK grid network, as well as performing grid stability and balancing services, through importing and exporting electricity at times of high and low demand and network system stress.”
The report submitted by the applicant added there would be “significant environmental enhancements” included in the project.
A report by Melton Borough Council planning officers concluded the benefits of the proposal “outweighs” the harms.
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