Rhewl Farm (6 MW solar farm)
Rhewl Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 June 2016; the record was last updated on 25 July 2016.
6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 July 2016record last updated
Monmouthshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 December 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 24 February 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 25 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 June 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 4 April 2016 | Construction started |
| 26 June 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Renesola
- Planning authority
- Monmouthshire
- Planning application reference
- DC/2014/00939
- Appeal reference
- APP/E6840/A/14/2229840
- Site area
- 17.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rhewl Farm, Shirenewton
- Council area (by location)
- Monmouthshire
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5053
Who decides
| Applications | Monmouthshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 12 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Farm | solar farm | 5.7 | operational | 2.7 |
| Southbrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Sedbury Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Tump Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Buckwell Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8.1 | abandoned | 8.1 |
| Land North West of Magor Service Station | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.9 |
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 (51.634, -2.7312).