Highnam Solar Farm (5 MW)
Highnam Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Tewkesbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 14 November 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
14 November 2019record last updated
Tewkesburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 November 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 22 January 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 June 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 June 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 6 June 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 14 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Pike Solar
- Planning authority
- Tewkesbury
- Planning application reference
- 15/00410/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/G1630/W/16/3141634
- Site area
- 22.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Highnam Farm, Two Mile Lane, Highnam, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Tewkesbury
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5452
Who decides
| Applications | Tewkesbury | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Mile Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | application submitted | 0.3 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Linton Court Farm, Highnam | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Maisemore Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Over Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Murrells End Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 2.4 |
| Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Highleadon Solar Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 4.2 |
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 (51.8778, -2.3069).