Green Farm (9.4 MW solar farm)
Green Farm is a 9.4 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 21 December 2015; the record was last updated on 4 January 2016.
9.4 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 January 2016record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 February 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 December 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- AEE Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- PK14/1755/F
- Appeal reference
- APP/P0119/W/15/3004513
- Site area
- 28.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Green Farm, Folly Road, Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2330
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 1.4 |
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.6 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.8 |
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 (51.5585, -2.4871).