Buckwell Farm Solar Park (8.1 MW)
Buckwell Farm Solar Park is an 8.1 MW solar farm project in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 4 December 2019.
8.1 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
4 December 2019record last updated
Monmouthshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 6 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 August 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Monmouthshire
- Planning application reference
- DC/2013/00925
- Address (REPD)
- Buckwell Farm, Pen Y Cae Mawr Usk Monmouthshire
- Council area (by location)
- Monmouthshire
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2106
Who decides
| Applications | Monmouthshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 12 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Rhewl Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 8.1 |
| Land North West of Magor Service Station | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.5 |
| Craig y Perthi Solar Farm | solar farm | 99.9 | refused | 9.4 |
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 (51.6643, -2.8378).