Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 1) (6.9 MW solar farm)
Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 1) is a 6.9 MW solar farm project in Forest of Dean, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
6.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
Forest of Deancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- TGC Renewables
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P1977/14/FUL
- Site area
- 15.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Rymes Farm, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4939
Who decides
| Applications | Forest of Dean | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 26 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 2)/Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 0.2 |
| Moat Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Stream Lane, Upleadon Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused | 2.0 |
| Highleadon Solar Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 2.2 |
| Murrells End Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 4.8 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| Two Mile Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | application submitted | 6.5 |
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 (51.9184, -2.3715).