PLANS have been submitted to build a 27-hectare solar farm on Cotswold farmland.
The scoping application, submitted by Honington Energy Limited, would see more than 66 acres of farmland off Fell Mill Lane turned into a new solar farm.
Fell Mill Lane would be ‘upgraded’ to enable the construction of the site, which would have ‘an operational lifespan of 40 years’, security fencing, and CCTV mounted on poles.
Being a scoping application, the public are currently unable to comment, however, the applicants’ preferred route for construction traffic would see lorries not pass over Grade II listed Honington Bridge, but instead be routed through Shipston, over Shipston Bridge and up Fell Mill Lane.
Planning documents state: “The site is located south of Honington and north-east of Shipston-on-Stour, entirely within the jurisdiction of Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Honington Parish. The development area measures approximately 27 hectares
“The site is within a rural location and surrounded by agricultural land, and is utilised for agricultural farming.
“The proposal comprises the installation of a ground-mounted solar PV farm with a maximum generating capacity of approximately 25MW, including rows of up to 32,600 fixed-tilt PV panels mounted on frames, with a minimum height of 800mm, and a maximum height of 3300mm, 46 central string inverters, two transformer substations, and switchgear DNO/substation connection, internal access tracks, security fencing (typically deer fencing up to 2m) and CCTV mounted on poles.
“The operational lifespan is anticipated to be approximately 40 years, after which the site will be decommissioned and restored to its previous condition.”
Whilst more details will be revealed in a future application, a heritage impact assessment has already been undertaken and found ‘a feature that likely dates back to the Iron Age or Romano-British period’.
Read more:
Councillor gets stuck in and helps tackle flood with son
Garage raided by thieves in Cotswold village
High value jewellery stolen from Cotswold home
Click here to learn more: https://apps.stratford.gov.uk/eplanningv2/AppDetail/Index/32361ffd-2292-c32b-5ade-08de59ad16d4?fbclid=IwY2xjawQLobZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeBkkZNpERFut8okd44Hpf4Xpj-63R3XV48PkiO-I3mJhMrFwXhJtS_CbCIkY_aem_FpPnvW7PTFvZkBkFeXeb4A
Subscribe to our daily newsletters, sent out at 6am and 6pm every day, for all the latest news, or one of our specialist weekly newsletters for business, court, or political news.
This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s Editors’ Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here
© 2001-2026. The Cotswold Journal is owned and operated by Newsquest Media Group Ltd, an audited local newspaper network.
Visit newsquest.co.uk to view our policies, terms and legal agreements.
The Echo Building, 18 Albert Road, Bournemouth, England BH1 1BZ. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637
Data returned from the Piano ‘meterActive/meterExpired’ callback event.
As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles.
Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services.
These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.
It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.
