Larport, Clay Hill Pit Solar Photovoltaics & Battery storage (45 MW)
Larport, Clay Hill Pit Solar Photovoltaics & Battery storage is a 45 MW solar farm project in Herefordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 July 2024; the record was last updated on 1 July 2024.
45 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 July 2024record last updated
Herefordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2021 | Application submitted |
| 27 May 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2023 | Construction started |
| 1 July 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy
- Planning authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Planning application reference
- P213963/F
- Site area
- 46.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Larport Solar Farm, W/O Dormington Substation, Larport,
- Council area (by location)
- Herefordshire
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Larport, Clay Hill Pit - Solar Photovoltaics & Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 9247
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (operational).
Who decides
| Applications | Herefordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhide Solar Farm | solar farm | 34.6 | abandoned | <0.1 |
| Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit / Larport Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 1.4 |
| Frome Valley Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.6 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Perserverance Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Lower Venn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (52.0657, -2.6285).