Ring O Bells Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Ring O Bells Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 August 2016; the record was last updated on 3 October 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 October 2016record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 August 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy UK Direct
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- PK14/2339/F
- Site area
- 38.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ring O Bells Farm Pucklechurch Road Hinton Chippenham South Gloucestershire SN14 8HJ
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 58 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codrington Road | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Says Court Farm solar park | solar farm | 19.8 | operational | 6.2 |
| Says Court Farm, Coalpit Heath | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Partfield Farm | wind farm | 5.6 | application withdrawn | 7.8 |
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 8.6 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 9.4 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 10.0 |
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 (51.489, -2.3961).