Perrinpit Farm (49.9 MW solar farm)
Perrinpit Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2025; the record was last updated on 5 August 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
5 August 2025record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 21 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Grune Energien
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P21/01624/F
- Site area
- 90.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Perrinpit Farm, Perrinpit Road, Frampton Cotterell, Bristol, Avon
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 80 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 7944
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 1.4 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 1.6 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Grange Farm (Avon) | solar farm | 21 | operational | 1.9 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Hammond Court Farm | solar farm | 15 | operational | 2.5 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
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 (51.5453, -2.4969).