It's been a busy month for efforts to have things built or stationed in the Herefordshire countryside. 

Solar Farm near Kington

A large solar farm planned for a part of western Herefordshire popular with walkers has been refused planning permission – because it would spoil the view. More.

Locals unhappy at ‘industrial’ farm

Neighbours of a farm in the east of Herefordshire say a planning move will make lorry traffic worse. More.

A bid to for planning permission for 33 workers’ caravans on the same farm meanwhile remains undecided, a year on. More.

Affordable homes plan for village

Undaunted by previous refusals, a developer wants to build ten homes, five of which would be affordable, on a field at Winforton between Kington and Hay-on-Wye. More.

City-edge barns plan

A modified planning application has also been made to convert barns and add new homes at a farm on the edge of Hereford. More.

Ten-home plan for village field resurfaces

A new proposal for a ten-home scheme on a field south of Canon Pyon overcomes the reasons a similar scheme was rejected two years ago, it’s claimed. More.

No to ‘boxy’ six-bedroom hillside home

A Herefordshire man came away disappointed from a county planning meeting that rejected his ambitious plans for a luxury hillside retreat with pool and sauna. More.

Cosy vintage tractor shed

A large heated shed to house a collection of vintage tractors planned for a Herefordshire farm have been approved. More.