The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 26 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 August 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables UK
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 25/P/0809/FUL
- Site area
- 112.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West & E/O The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road, Congresbury, Bristol
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18837
Recorded together with The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road (battery storage, approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | North Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldbridge, Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Iwood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 1.2 |
| Brinsea Green Farm, Brinsea Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Yeowood Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 1.6 |
| Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | operational | 1.8 |
| Kitland Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Land at New Orchard Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.2 |
| Yanel Farm, Churchill Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Station Road & Nye Road, Sandford | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 3.6 |
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 (51.3631, -2.8079).