Members of the Rooftops Not Countryside group, which is fighting plans for the 500MW Light Valley Solar Scheme near Selby, say they have “serious concerns” over how the scheme became aligned with national energy policy. During the exchanges last year, Macquarie raised concerns about the impact on its projects yet to receive planning consent of the government’s targets for solar schemes. Campaigner Louise Billingham spoke out about the group’s concerns at last month’s Planning Inspectorate hearing for Light Valley. Rooftops Not Countryside is working with Stop Oversized Solar, a coalition of community groups collaborating against large solar schemes. Emails between government officials and Macquarie were obtained by Annetta Berry from the campaign group Block East Pye Solar, which is fighting a large solar scheme in Norfolk.