Popehill Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Popehill Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2017; the record was last updated on 11 August 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
11 August 2017record last updated
Pembrokeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 May 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 29 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- North Tenement Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/0443/PA
- Site area
- 17.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land East of A4076(T), Popehill, Johnston, Haverfordwest, Dyfed
- Council area (by location)
- Pembrokeshire
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6108
Who decides
| Applications | Pembrokeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 13 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 11 of 16 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tenement | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.4 |
| White House Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Cuckoo Grove Farm | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 4.2 |
| Tiers Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 4.6 |
| Shoals Hook Farm | solar farm | 12.1 | operational | 5.4 |
| Crundale / Fenton Home Farm (extension) | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 6.9 |
| Dragon Energy Park Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.4 | under construction | 6.9 |
| Fenton Home Farm | solar farm | 31.3 | operational | 6.9 |
| Liddeston Ridge Solar Park (Milford Haven) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 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 (51.7737, -4.9877).