Claydon Farm (18.2 MW solar farm)
Claydon Farm is an 18.2 MW solar farm project in Tewkesbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 17 February 2016.
18.2 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
17 February 2016record last updated
Tewkesburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 February 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- European Energy Photovoltaics
- Planning authority
- Tewkesbury
- Planning application reference
- 14/00785/FUL
- Site area
- 25.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South Of Claydon Farm, Claydon, Pamington
- Council area (by location)
- Tewkesbury
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4827
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 & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Troughton Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 2.6 |
| Tredington House Farm, Tredington | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Northway Lane Waste Transfer Station | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 4.0 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 4.4 |
| Hayden Hill Fruit Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.3 |
| Strensham Wind Cluster | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 8.8 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (51.9747, -2.0933).