Climate

Labour Scraps £800m Botley West Solar Farm Near Blenheim Palace

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Government ministers reject the £800m Botley West solar project in Oxfordshire

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The proposed site was located near Blenheim Palace, Churchill's ancestral home

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Local campaigners and heritage groups celebrated the planning refusal

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The decision highlights tensions between national green targets and rural preservation

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