Bengrove Farm, Base Lane Solar Farm (15 MW)
Bengrove Farm, Base Lane Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in Tewkesbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 September 2025.
15 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 September 2025record last updated
Tewkesburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Sonnedix Bengrove Limited
- Planning authority
- Tewkesbury
- Planning application reference
- 24/00050/FUL
- Site area
- 25.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bengrove Farm Base Lane Sandhurst
- Council area (by location)
- Tewkesbury
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bengrove Farm, Base Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 15882
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengrove Farm, Base Lane Solar Farm 23/00138/FUL | 15 | 16 February 2023 | withdrawn 27 September 2023 |
Who decides
| Applications | Tewkesbury | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengrove Farm, Base Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Solar Array at W/O Twigworth And E/O Coxs Brook | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Maisemore Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Over Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Murrells End Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 4.2 |
| Registry Twyver House, Bruton Way | rooftop solar | 8.8 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Linton Court Farm, Highnam | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
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 (51.9031, -2.2475).