Solar Panels at Ne/O Poulton Court Farm (40 MW)
Solar Panels at Ne/O Poulton Court Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Forest of Dean, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 6 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 23 June 2025.
40 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
23 June 2025record last updated
Forest of Deancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Eden AW Solar Ltd
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P0498/25/FUL
- Site area
- 46.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ne/O Poulton Court Farm, Awre, Newnham
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- Name in REPD
- Lightwood Solar Farm - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 18917
Who decides
| Applications | Forest of Dean | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 26 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northington Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Awre Penisular Farmer's Community Solar Scheme | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 2.5 |
| Nibley Mill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | refused | 4.3 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Kingston Road, Slimbridge | battery storage | 36 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Hurst Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Yorkley Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Hillhouse Farm | solar farm | 28.5 | operational | 6.6 |
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 (51.761, -2.4495).