Over Farm (9.9 MW solar farm)
Over Farm is a 9.9 MW solar farm project in Tewkesbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 June 2016, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 November 2019. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 6 June 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 6 June 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 November 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 22 January 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 June 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 June 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 6 June 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Over Farm Solar
- Planning authority
- Tewkesbury
- Planning application reference
- 15/00409/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/G1630/W/16/3141824
- Site area
- 25.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Over Farm, Over Bridge, Over, Gloucester
- Council area (by location)
- Tewkesbury
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5432
Who decides
| Applications | Tewkesbury | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Court Farm, Highnam | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Maisemore Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.2 |
| Two Mile Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Registry Twyver House, Bruton Way | rooftop solar | 8.8 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Bristol Road | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 3.6 |
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 (51.8741, -2.2747).