Plans to install 68 solar panels at a farm in West Sussex village submitted to Chichester District Council

The application for Reeds Farm, in Colworth Lane, seeks permission for the ground-mounted panels to be installed in a yard which has been used to store farming equipment and silage bales for more than 50 years.

A design statement from applicant The Woodhorn Group said the plan had originally been to install the panels on south-facing farm buildings but none were suitable from a strength and design perspective.