Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW, REPD 8528)
Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage 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 December 2025; the record was last updated on 24 April 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 April 2026record last updated
Wychavoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 13 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- RWE
- Planning authority
- Wychavon
- Planning application reference
- 21/01363/FUL
- Site area
- 63.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Northwest of Doverdale, Southall Lane, Doverdale, Worcester
- Council area (by location)
- Wychavon
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- Name in REPD
- Doverdale - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 8528
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | <0.1 |
| Crossway Green, Ombersley | solar farm | 18 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Fibden Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Norchard Farm | solar farm | 8.8 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovett | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Sinton Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | refused | 7.1 |
| Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Land at Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | application withdrawn | 7.6 |
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | refused on appeal | 7.7 |
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 (52.2926, -2.2056).