Larks Green Solar Farm (70 MW)
Larks Green Solar Farm is a 70 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 2 May 2023; the record was last updated on 16 May 2023.
70 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 May 2023record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2020 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2021 | Construction started |
| 2 May 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy / Iron Acton Green
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P20/13909/F
- Site area
- 106.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North and West Of Iron Acto, Iron Acton, Bristol, Avon
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8051
The scheme also includes 49.5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (operational).
Who decides
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.7 |
| Tower Hill Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 2.2 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 2.3 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
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 (51.5779, -2.4774).