Ebnal Lodge (5 MW solar farm)
Ebnal Lodge is a 5 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 February 2017; the record was last updated on 4 December 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
4 December 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 23 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat Capital
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/03975/FUL
- Site area
- 13.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At, Rhosygadfa, Gobowen, Oswestry
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5834
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebnal Lodge Solar Farm 14/03946/FUL | 15 | 10 October 2014 | refused 13 July 2015 |
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trench Farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 8.2 |
| Rednal Airfield, West Felton | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (52.9001, -3.0152).