A case study of community acceptance of a large-scale solar farm in the UK, the first to be classified as ’nationally significant’ infrastructure. The research, conducted by the University of Leeds, uses mixed methods (quantitative content analysis of online comments on the planning proposal; qualitative semi-structured interviews with local residents and key stakeholders; and participant observation) to identify determinants shaping community acceptance of large-scale solar farms. Aesthetic, environmental, economic, project details, temporal, social, construction and procedural considerations are found to underlie community acceptance, with conflicting environmental protection interests, issues of scale, place attachment, policy, process and justice manifesting themselves as the most contentious aspects of the development.