Croome Airfield Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Croome Airfield Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Wychavon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 February 2023; the record was last updated on 16 January 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 January 2026record last updated
Wychavoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 December 2019 | Application submitted |
| 10 July 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2022 | Construction started |
| 1 February 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Croome Airfield Solar
- Planning authority
- Wychavon
- Planning application reference
- 19/02632/FUL
- Site area
- 107.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Defford Aerodrome, Rebecca Road, Besford, Worcester, Hereford and Worcester
- Council area (by location)
- Wychavon
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7840
Who decides
| Applications | Wychavon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defford Aerodrome | solar farm | 49.9 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Lower Strensham, Bourne Road (Extension) | solar farm | 8 | operational | 1.9 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | operational | 2.2 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Strensham Wind Cluster | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Whitehouse Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Northway Lane Waste Transfer Station | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 9.8 |
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 (52.0884, -2.1555).