Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 2)/Grange Solar Farm (6.8 MW)
Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 2)/Grange Solar Farm is a 6.8 MW solar farm project in Forest of Dean, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 November 2015; the record was last updated on 20 September 2016.
6.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 September 2016record last updated
Forest of Deancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 August 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 November 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 September 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Century (TGC Renewables)
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P1976/14/FUL
- Site area
- 13.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Rymes Farm, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4943
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 1) | solar farm | 6.9 | operational | 0.2 |
| Moat Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Stream Lane, Upleadon Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused | 1.9 |
| Highleadon Solar Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 2.4 |
| Murrells End Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 5.0 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.6 |
| Two Mile Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | application submitted | 6.7 |
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 (51.92, -2.3737).