Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane Solar Farm (22 MW)
Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane Solar Farm is a 22 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 17 January 2025.
22 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
17 January 2025record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 17 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables UK Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P24/03001/F
- Site area
- 0.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Mousewell Farm Besom Lane Westerleigh
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Name in REPD
- Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17083
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codrington Road | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Says Court Farm solar park | solar farm | 19.8 | operational | 2.2 |
| Says Court Farm, Coalpit Heath | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Ring O Bells Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 4.7 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.6 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 6.0 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
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 (51.5197, -2.4267).