Sinton End Farm, Acton Beauchamp Solar Farm (20 MW)
Sinton End Farm, Acton Beauchamp Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Herefordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 9 October 2025; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
Herefordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 9 October 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Sintons End Solar Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Planning application reference
- P243282/F
- Site area
- 36.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Sinton End Farm, Acton Beauchamp, Worcester
- Council area (by location)
- Herefordshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Sinton End Farm, Acton Beauchamp - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12939
Who decides
| Applications | Herefordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Frome Farm | solar farm | 16.1 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Frome Valley Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.6 | approved, not built | 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 (52.1437, -2.4569).