[3] In May 2004 the ACT Government considered information on social capital, infrastructure innovation, environmental, planning and financial analysis and found that Uriarra Village should be redeveloped in a sustainable manner.

The village "lies on the boundary between remnant Yellow box/ Red gum grassy woodland and the Uriarra and Pierces Creek pine plantations".

[6] To the east lies Mount McDonald providing panoramic 360° views across Canberra, the Australian Alps, and rural farmlands.

Due to Uriarra's bushfire history and rural location the Government of the Australian Capital Territory placed stringent development requirements on new buildings within the village.

The Lease and Development conditions for the Village highlight that "emergency response times will be longer than normal".

In 2001 fires originating in Uriarra threatened the suburbs of Duffy, Holder, Weston, Yarralumla and Curtin and burnt to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin destroying 510 hectares of pine plantation.

[13] [14] The proposal includes 26100 solar panels[15] located in grasslands opposite the village on the northern side.

The proposal was met with opposition from residents of the village[16][17] with multiple letters published in local media opposing the solar farm.

[22] The protest was followed by a defeated motion in the Assembly to remove Minister Corbell's power to overrule the planning decision.

[24] Following the dispute the ACT Chief Minister, Katy Gallagher, indicated that for future solar farm proposals Government of the Australian Capital Territory would explore developing best practice guidelines regarding site selection.

[26] A new site for the solar farm was secured beside the Monaro Highway at Williamsdale in the ACT and the project was taken over and developed by the Impact Investment Group in 2016.

It extends a few kilometres to the north of the ACT border and south to the Winslade Fault near the Cotter River.