Ask a solicitor: Solar developer wants to lease 15 acres of my farm 

Legal question: What will the impact of a solar development on my farm be for my succession?

Solar developers often require permanent access roads for construction and maintenance. If these routes pass through working farmland, they can interfere with livestock movement, machinery access, and daily operations. File picture

Dear Jane, 

I farm land which has been in my family for generations. The folio is in my sole name, but my adult children work the land with me, and one hopes to take it over in time. I have been approached by a renewable energy company that is interested in installing a solar project on approximately 15 acres at the edge of the farm. They are proposing a long-term lease and say the land is ideal due to its proximity to a substation.