Plans for a solar farm in a small Solihull village have been unveiled.

The proposal is set to go before planners who recently turned down a bid for a solar farm near Birmingham Airport.

Applicants Adam And Fiona Hunter want to develop green belt land in Chadwick Barns, Sparrow Cock Lane in Chadwick End.

The scheme involves 45 ground-mounted solar PV array and battery storage systems on the grassland, with the panels arranged in three rows of 15.

The applicants say in a supporting statement included in the application submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) that the farm would generate renewable electricity for domestic use, reducing carbon emissions and reliance on grid electricity.

The statement says: "The proposed installation is low-rise, with a maximum height of 2.2metres, and occupies a compact footprint of approximately 17 metres × 11 metres.

"The structure is open-framed and does not create enclosed built form, ensuring that the land remains predominantly open and green in character.

"The development is also reversible and temporary over its operational life.

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"It does not encroach into the wider countryside beyond the defined installation area, contribute to urban sprawl or settlement coalescence, or introduce permanent built development in the conventional sense.

"Accordingly, any harm to the openness of the green belt is limited and localised."

As the Local Democracy Reporting Service recently reported a plan for a large solar farm off Catherine De Barnes Lane, which was backed by Birmingham Airport, was refused planning permission by Solihull planners.

A consultation is now underway on the Chadwick End scheme with a closing date for submissions of August 20.

To view the plans and submit a comment search for application PL/2026/01224/PPFL at https://publicaccess.solihull.gov.uk/online-applications.