Tower Hill Farm (8.1 MW solar farm)
Tower Hill Farm is an 8.1 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 1 December 2015.
8.1 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 December 2015record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 15 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- PT14/2810/F
- Site area
- 25.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Cuttsheath Road And New Road, Tytherington, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2077
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larks Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 70 | operational | 2.2 |
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Varley , Talbot End Farm, Cromhall Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Rag Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 3.4 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 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 (51.5973, -2.4724).