Norchard Farm (8.8 MW solar farm)
Norchard Farm is an 8.8 MW solar farm project in Wychavon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 June 2025.
8.8 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 June 2025record last updated
Wychavoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 11 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 October 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Norchard Solar Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Wychavon
- Planning application reference
- W/23/01483/FUL
- Site area
- 11.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Norchard Farm, Norchard Lane, Crossway Green, Stourport-On-Severn, Hereford and Worcester
- Council area (by location)
- Wychavon
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6550
Who decides
| Applications | Wychavon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossway Green, Ombersley | solar farm | 18 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 2.9 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.9 |
| Fibden Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovett | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Sinton Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | refused | 8.4 |
| Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
| Land at Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | application withdrawn | 8.8 |
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 (52.3153, -2.2267).