Moat Farm Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Moat Farm Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Forest of Dean, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 May 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 June 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 June 2026record last updated
Forest of Deancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 19 May 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 May 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo Limited
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P2061/21/FUL
- Site area
- 82.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Moat Farm Newent
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- Time to decision
- 225 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Moat Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10624
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 | 1.1 |
| Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.2 |
| Stream Lane, Upleadon Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused | 2.6 |
| Highleadon Solar Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 3.2 |
| Murrells End Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 5.9 |
| Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.2 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Two Mile Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | application submitted | 7.3 |
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 (51.9183, -2.389).