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Rural Planning Update - the definition of BMV

Rural Planning Update - the definition of BMV

Date Published: 17/10/2022

At the recent BIAC Rural Planning Conference, the issue of Grade 3b land not being considered as ‘best and most versatile’  (BMV) was discussed in relation to solar panels. The following Guardian article suggests that ministers may change the definition of BMV, to include 3b land. 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/10/ministers-hope-to-ban-solar-projects-from-most-english-farms

We will update you further if or when more is known.