Hammond Court Farm (15 MW solar farm)
Hammond Court Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 16 December 2016.
15 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 December 2016record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 February 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 February 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Power South
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- PT14/2575/F
- Address (REPD)
- Hammond Court Farm Trench Lane Winterbourne Bristol South Gloucestershire BS36 1RY
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Farm (Avon) | solar farm | 21 | operational | 0.6 |
| Emergency Air Operation Base, Gloucester Road | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 2.5 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Oakham Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 3.4 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 3.9 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 4.3 |
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 (51.5389, -2.5314).