Planning commission defers recommendation on Dogwood Lane 4 MW solar project to await Kenbridge input

The Lunenburg County Planning Commission voted June 2 to defer a recommendation on CUP-4-21, a conditional-use permit for a 4 megawatt Dogwood Lane solar facility, so the Town of Kenbridge can complete its review and advise the county on whether the project would affect the town's future expansion and infrastructure needs.

The motion to defer, made by Commissioner Pennington and seconded by Commissioner Drummond, passed on a roll-call vote with Commissioners Trent, Shell, Drummond, Jennings, Pennington and Chairman James Tharpe voting yes.

Andrew Hull of Apex, the applicant's representative, told the commission the overall parcel is about 32.48 acres and the project would use roughly 15 acres to generate 4 MW, a density he said was competitively positioned for the county and the town and is part of a shared-solar program. Hull…