The huge solar farm is planned for land north of Doncaster

A Doncaster woman has called for a huge solar farm planned near her home to be moved over fears for her horses.

Tween Bridge Solar Farm would be centered about 10km northeast of Doncaster situated on land either side of the M180 and the A18 in an area known as High Level Banks.

Local resident and equestrian enthusiast Sharon Roslyn fears the planned £125m development alongside a wind farm would impact on her animals - and she has written to Doncaster MP Lee Pitcher calling for the development to be moved.

Mrs Roslyn, who lives at Drain House Farm, Thorne Levels said: “We are currently fighting to have Tween Bridge Solar Farm moved away from our property because of our smallholding which includes horses.

“Horses are flight animals and would react poorly to having construction vehicles disturbing them putting their and our lives at risk.

She says her objections raised about the plan were “ommitted in error” in developer RWE’s application.

“We believe that even though developers RWE have spent many hours and much money looking for newts, bats and such-like, we have requested that the company re-start the consultation process in order to fully include our submissions but to also check that no other local residents views were omitted in error.

Our local MP Lee Pitcher is doing a good job of helping to fight our corner to be recognised as fundamentally affected by the plans, putting horses and people at risk when handling and riding the horses,”

The proposed project would be located adjacent to RWE’s existing Tween Bridge Wind Farm.

The firm says the solar farm would be capable of supplying clean electricity to hundreds of thousands of UK homes.

Alongside its energy generation capacity, RWE says the project has been designed to deliver significant biodiversity gains, including extensive new hedgerows, woodland networks, species-rich grassland areas, and habitats for birds, bats, hedgehogs, and pollinators.

Features such as insect hotels, beetle banks, hibernacula, and beehives would further support local wildlife, it said.

Last year, Paul Hunt, Senior Project Manager at RWE, commented: “Tween Bridge Solar Farm represents an opportunity to deliver a renewable energy project at scale while creating long-term economic and environmental benefits for the local community.

“We’ve been working closely with residents, stakeholders, and landowners to shape our proposals, and we are committed to ensuring that this project delivers lasting value.”

A decision by the Secretary of State on whether to go-ahead with the solar farm is anticipated in early 2027. If consented, construction could begin in 2028, with commercial operations commencing in 2030.