Councillor Rachel Reed, a Reform UK member, has blasted plans for the huge Fenwick solar development, warning Doncaster is being ring-fenced by solar farms while local voices are ignored.

She said: "Communities across Doncaster feel they are being surrounded by massive solar developments, with farmland disappearing and rural views changing forever."

She criticised Energy Secretary Ed Miliband's department for pushing decisions through nationally instead of listening to local residents.

"These decisions are being driven from Westminster while the people who actually live here deal with the consequences. Meanwhile, those making the decisions live comfortably in leafy London suburbs, nowhere near these developments.

"We support clean energy, but not at any cost and not at the expense of our communities. Local people deserve a real say over what happens on their doorstep."