Lower Venn Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Lower Venn Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Herefordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2016; the record was last updated on 31 August 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 August 2016record last updated
Herefordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 27 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- New Energy for the World
- Planning authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Planning application reference
- P152189/F
- Site area
- 8.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land associated with, Lower Venn Farm, Sutton St. Nicholas, Hereford
- Council area (by location)
- Herefordshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5686
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| Perserverance Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Frome Valley Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.6 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Larport, Clay Hill Pit Solar Photovoltaics & Battery storage | solar farm | 45 | operational | 8.6 |
| Westhide Solar Farm | solar farm | 34.6 | abandoned | 8.6 |
| Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit / Larport Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (52.1386, -2.6694).