Frome Valley Solar Farm (20.6 MW)
Frome Valley Solar Farm is a 20.6 MW solar farm project in Herefordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
20.6 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2026record last updated
Herefordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 7 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Planning application reference
- P241510/F
- Site area
- 29.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Yarkhill, Three Crosses, Stoke Edith
- Council area (by location)
- Herefordshire
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Frome Valley - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16355
Who decides
| Applications | Herefordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larport, Clay Hill Pit Solar Photovoltaics & Battery storage | solar farm | 45 | operational | 4.6 |
| Westhide Solar Farm | solar farm | 34.6 | abandoned | 4.6 |
| Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit / Larport Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 5.2 |
| Lower Venn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Perserverance Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
| Sinton End Farm, Acton Beauchamp Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | refused | 10.0 |
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 (52.0919, -2.5764).