Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage (24 MW)
Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage is a 24 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 28 January 2022; the record was last updated on 4 March 2021.
24 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
4 March 2021record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 July 2021 | Application submitted |
| 28 January 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P21/04721/F
- Site area
- 38.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Elm Farm Bristol Road Iron Acton
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8486
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
Who decides
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Says Court Farm, Coalpit Heath | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Says Court Farm solar park | solar farm | 19.8 | operational | 2.5 |
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 (51.5478, -2.4769).