Brookhouse Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Brookhouse Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Herefordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 23 August 2016; the record was last updated on 1 September 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
1 September 2016record last updated
Herefordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 20 November 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 31 May 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 August 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Earthworm Energy
- Planning authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Planning application reference
- P152188/F
- Appeal reference
- APP/W1850/W/16/3150195
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land opposite Aylus Cottages, Wellington, Hereford
- Council area (by location)
- Herefordshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5731
Who decides
| Applications | Herefordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Venn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Perserverance Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (52.1297, -2.7406).