Bowmans Harbour Solar Farm (6.9 MW)
Bowmans Harbour Solar Farm is a 6.9 MW solar farm project in Wolverhampton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 November 2021; the record was last updated on 10 February 2022.
6.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
10 February 2022record last updated
Wolverhamptoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2020 | Application submitted |
| 1 November 2021 | Construction started |
| 8 April 2022 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Planning authority
- Wolverhampton
- Planning application reference
- 20/00305/FUL
- Site area
- 14.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bowmans Harbour Planetary Road Willenhall
- Council area (by location)
- Wolverhampton
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9527
Who decides
| Applications | Wolverhampton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 5.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bognop Road, Essington Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Jaguar Land Rover | rooftop solar | 5.8 | operational | 5.5 |
| Bloxwich Battery | battery storage | 41 | operational | 5.7 |
| New Road, Featherstone | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Land East of Lawn Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Wolverhampton West Sub Station | battery storage | 50 | permission expired | 6.4 |
| Oaklands Farm, New Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Orchard Farm, Langley Road | battery storage | 100 | refused | 6.8 |
| Golds Hill | battery storage | 57 | operational | 6.9 |
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 (52.5922, -2.0944).