Glebe Farm Solar Farm (32 MW)
Glebe Farm Solar Farm is a 32 MW solar farm project in Wychavon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2021; the record was last updated on 3 September 2020.
32 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 September 2020record last updated
Wychavoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 32 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Capital LLP
- Planning authority
- Wychavon
- Planning application reference
- 15/01323
- Site area
- 39.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Glebe Farm, Bourne Road, Defford, Worcester,
- Council area (by location)
- Wychavon
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5480
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Strensham, Bourne Road (Extension) | solar farm | 8 | operational | 0.5 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Croome Airfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 2.2 |
| Defford Aerodrome | solar farm | 49.9 | permission expired | 2.2 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Strensham Wind Cluster | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Northway Lane Waste Transfer Station | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 7.6 |
| Whitehouse Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (52.0692, -2.1498).