Land at Rectory Farm (8.9 MW solar farm)
Land at Rectory Farm is an 8.9 MW solar farm project in Wychavon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 26 January 2015; the record was last updated on 9 February 2015.
8.9 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
9 February 2015record last updated
Wychavoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 26 January 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 9 February 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Solutions
- Planning authority
- Wychavon
- Planning application reference
- 14/02267
- Site area
- 19.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane, Upton Warren, Bromsgrove
- Council area (by location)
- Wychavon
- REPD reference
- 4759
Who decides
| Applications | Wychavon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | refused on appeal | 0.4 |
| Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Foxwalks Solar Farm - Extension | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovett | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Fibden Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.6 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 7.6 |
| Norchard Farm | solar farm | 8.8 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (52.3114, -2.098).