Brinsea Green Farm, Brinsea Lane (30 MW solar farm)
Brinsea Green Farm, Brinsea Lane is a 30 MW solar farm project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables UK
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 23/P/2159/FUL
- Site area
- 67.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Brinsea Green Farm Brinsea Lane Congresbury
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Brinsea Green Farm, Brinsea Lane - Solar Photovoltaic
- REPD reference
- 14329
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | North Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 0.8 |
| Yeowood Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 0.9 |
| The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Kitland Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | operational | 2.0 |
| Oldbridge, Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Yanel Farm, Churchill Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Station Road & Nye Road, Sandford | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Land at New Orchard Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.4 |
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 (51.3531, -2.7957).