A PROPOSAL to build a solar farm in Ashwater has been given the green light by councillors – despite pleas from villagers who believed the proposal would have a detrimental effect on the area.Proposals for the project on land at West Venn Farm, Ashwater, Beaworthy, had been previously refused by Torridge District Council in 2014.Solar Securities Group Ltd appealed against the council's decision but their appeal was dismissed in October last year.A revised plan was approved by councillors...
