Says Court Farm solar park (19.8 MW)
Says Court Farm solar park is a 19.8 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 2 April 2014.
19.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 April 2014record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 April 2013 | Application submitted |
| 1 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- AEE Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- PT13/1082/F
- Site area
- 40.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Says Court Farm Badminton Road Coalpit Heath Bristol South Gloucestershire BS36 2NY
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1663
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Says Court Farm, Coalpit Heath | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 2.5 |
| Codrington Road | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
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 (51.5336, -2.4494).