Awre Penisular Farmer's Community Solar Scheme (49.9 MW)
Awre Penisular Farmer's Community Solar Scheme is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Forest of Dean, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 January 2016; the record was last updated on 21 December 2017.
49.9 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
21 December 2017record last updated
Forest of Deancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 19 January 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 21 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Awre Peninsula Farmers' Community Solar Scheme
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P0664/15/FUL
- Site area
- 108.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Guy Hall Farm, Northington Lane, Awre, Newnham
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5186
Who decides
| Applications | Forest of Dean | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 26 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northington Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Solar Panels at Ne/O Poulton Court Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Gravel Farm, Cleeve Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Kingston Road, Slimbridge | battery storage | 36 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Stantway Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Epney, Framilode Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.5 | refused | 5.8 |
| Cowles Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 5.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.7747, -2.4215).