Home Farm (6.7 MW solar farm)
Home Farm is a 6.7 MW solar farm project in Tewkesbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 30 June 2017.
6.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 June 2017record last updated
Tewkesburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 November 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Wirsol Energy
- Planning authority
- Tewkesbury
- Planning application reference
- 15/00238/FUL
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Home Farm, Brockhampton Lane, Brockhampton
- Council area (by location)
- Tewkesbury
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5090
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troughton Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 3.4 |
| Hayden Hill Fruit Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.0 |
| Tredington House Farm, Tredington | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Claydon Farm | solar farm | 18.2 | abandoned | 4.4 |
| Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Northway Lane Waste Transfer Station | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 7.9 |
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 (51.9354, -2.0898).