Grange Farm (Avon) (21 MW solar farm)
Grange Farm (Avon) is a 21 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 December 2014; the record was last updated on 29 May 2015.
21 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 May 2015record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 6 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 11 December 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Power South
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- PT13/3662/F
- Site area
- 37.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Grange Farm, Old Gloucester Road, Winterbourne, Bristol, South Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1914
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Court Farm | solar farm | 15 | operational | 0.6 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Emergency Air Operation Base, Gloucester Road | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 3.3 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 4.0 |
| Oakham Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 4.0 |
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 (51.5397, -2.5227).