Rectory Farm (8.9 MW solar farm)
Rectory Farm is an 8.9 MW solar farm project in Wychavon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 23 May 2016; the record was last updated on 30 May 2016.
8.9 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
30 May 2016record last updated
Wychavoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 26 August 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 3 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 May 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 30 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Developments
- Planning authority
- Bromsgrove
- Planning application reference
- 15/01035
- Appeal reference
- APP/H1840/W/15/3136031
- Site area
- 19.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Rectory Farm, Upton Warren
- Council area (by location)
- Wychavon
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5895
Who decides
Bromsgrove has 7 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | application withdrawn | 0.4 |
| Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Foxwalks Solar Farm - Extension | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovett | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Fibden Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 7.7 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.7 |
| Norchard Farm | solar farm | 8.8 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (52.3151, -2.0986).