Residents in villages along the Warwickshire-Worcestershire border are opposing plans for the Arrow Valley Solar project, which would become one of the UK's largest solar farms. Campaigners say the scheme, spanning four square miles of prime arable land near Salford Priors, would create a "crystal desert", subjecting communities to glint and glare, destroying habitats and turning cherished countryside near the Vale of Evesham into what one resident called a "giant industrial estate". The project's scale means it is classed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project, requiring a specific form of planning approval.

The development would cover 4,353 acres (roughly 2,468 football pitches) across four zones linked by underground cables, generating up to 500 megawatts — enough to power about 235,000 homes — and could become operational by 2031 if approved. Much of the land would come from the 6,000-acre Ragley Estate, whose owner, the Marquess of Hertford, has been criticised by locals, while an unnamed farmer leasing 200 acres said the move was necessary because arable farming was becoming "unviable". Some panels will be large "tracker" units the size of double-decker buses, and residents have also raised concerns about wildfire risk near planned battery storage sites and potential flooding from disrupted drainage.