Southbrook Solar Farm (5 MW)
Southbrook Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 May 2016; the record was last updated on 14 June 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 June 2016record last updated
Monmouthshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 3 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 May 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sunventures (Suncredit UK)
- Planning authority
- Monmouthshire
- Planning application reference
- DC/2015/00855
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Southbrook Farm, Sudbrook Road, Sudbrook, Portskewett, Caldicot, Gwent
- Council area (by location)
- Monmouthshire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5379
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 | 2.6 |
| Rhewl Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 5.2 |
| Avonmouth Port II | wind farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Unnamed battery storage (REPD 6907) | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 7.0 |
| Central Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 7 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Sedbury Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Land North West of Magor Service Station | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.8 |
| Severn Road, Hallen | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Tump Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
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 (51.5873, -2.7227).