Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Tewkesbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 December 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 December 2021.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 December 2021record last updated
Tewkesburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects 17 Limited
- Planning authority
- Tewkesbury
- Planning application reference
- 21/00259/FUL
- Site area
- 106.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Claydon Farm Claydon Tewkesbury
- Council area (by location)
- Tewkesbury
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- Name in REPD
- Claydon Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 8038
The scheme also includes 49.9 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claydon Farm | solar farm | 18.2 | abandoned | 0.9 |
| Troughton Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 2.9 |
| Northway Lane Waste Transfer Station | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Tredington House Farm, Tredington | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 5.2 |
| Hayden Hill Fruit Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.8 |
| Strensham Wind Cluster | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 7.9 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (51.9817, -2.0999).