by Peter Loader | Feb 20, 2026 | News
There will be no appeal by RWE on the Monksfield Solar Farm planning refusal decision. This is the news that we received earlier this week from Malvern Hills District Council’s planning officer after they had been informed by RWE. THIS MEANS THAT PPLAN APPEARS...
by Peter Loader | Nov 26, 2025 | News
The Monksfield Solar Farm refusal was covered extensively on BBC Hereford and Worcester this morning. PPLAN representatives Jo and Peter were interviewed near the proposed site yesterday by the BBC’s Gavin Kermack with content played on Tammy Gooding’s...
by Peter Loader | Nov 10, 2025 | News
The Monksfield Solar Farm was today refused planning permission by Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC)! This news means that an important first hurdle in the planning process has been successfully cleared. It is of course possible that the developer, RWE, will...
by Peter Loader | Oct 6, 2025 | Net Zero, News
On its Chapel Hill Solar Farm website , Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk (RWE) claim that the Monksfield Solar Complex would “provide the equivalent energy needs of 19,894 Worcestershire homes and CO2 savings of over 1.7 million tonnes which equates to...
by Peter Loader | Jun 10, 2025 | Landscape, News
PPLAN was interviewed by the ITV News on 9th June 2025 for its 6pm evening news show. You can see the article on the ITV website by clicking here, which includes drone footage of the site and the interview itself. The interview took place following participation by...
by Peter Loader | Jun 10, 2025 | Net Zero, News
You may recall the recent events in Spain and Portugal where large scale energy black outs occurred. A recent newspaper article, “How the weather nearly made Britain’s energy system nearly blow a fuse” explains how the same nearly happened in the UK...
