Closed ski slope could be used for solar farm
Richard CroftA solar farm could be built on a town's former ski slope if plans are approved.
Bracknell's ski slope at the former JNL Bracknell Complex was shut in March 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
John Nike Leisuresport, which operated it, said it could not find a "financially viable plan" to keep the complex, which included an ice-skating arena, open.
Spirit Solar wants to use the site for just over 1,400 solar panels, which it said will "likely have limited visual impact from most directions at ground level" with surrounding tree coverage.
About 80% of the electricity will be used by the nearby Coppid Beech Hotel and the rest will be transferred to the grid.
Ice hockey club Bracknell Bees were based at the former site for 33 years and nearly 12,000 people signed a petition calling for the complex to stay open when it closed.
