A large solar farm on the rear slopes of Swansea's 630ft Kilvey Hill has been unanimously approved.
The council's planning committee asked questions about rights of way, visual impact, hedgerow and tree planting, and whether the applicant should provide a bond to the authority.
No-one had objected to the scheme put forward by Innova Renewables Ltd - and a letter referred to in the remote meeting by Bonymaen ward councillor Mandy Evans said the local community supported the renewable energy scheme, particularly in the light of the climate emergency declared by councillors last year.
The development site comprises 46 acres of sloping farmland. A large section of it already has planning consent for a solar farm, but the scheme didn't go forward for commercial viability reasons.
The land is currently used for silage production but has previously been used for grazing.
Innova Renewables is to plant 165m of new hedgerow, and more than an acre of trees. CCTV cameras will provide security for the thousands of solar panels.
A planning officer said: "The planting should provide a decent barrier - that's not to say it (solar farm) won't be visible."
He added that the developer would need to provide details of how the solar farm would be decommissioned after 40 years within a year of it becoming operational.
The officer report before the committee said the scheme would be visible from Mawr and Birchgrove, several miles to the north.
The new proposal will, according to Innova Renewables, generate the equivalent electricity used by 3,000 households.
It will take around 18 weeks to construct.
In a planning statement submitted as part of its application, the company said: "The solar arrays avoid fields on the southern, scarp slope edge of Kilvey Hill as these were deemed to be more visible from Swansea.
"By contrast the fields to the north benefit from a combination of topography and vegetation which provides screening."
Separately, a New Zealand-based company called Skyline Enterprises has proposed building a Kilvey Hill gondola ride, luge runs, zip wire, and restaurant and cafe, but not on the same side as the hill as the solar farm.
