Troughton Farm (30 MW solar farm)
Troughton Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Tewkesbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 July 2016.
30 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 July 2016record last updated
Tewkesburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2013 | Application submitted |
| 22 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 23 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Tewkesbury
- Planning application reference
- 12/01220/FUL
- Site area
- 41.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stoke Road, Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham
- Council area (by location)
- Tewkesbury
- Time to decision
- 75 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2080
Who decides
| Applications | Tewkesbury | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tredington House Farm, Tredington | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Claydon Farm | solar farm | 18.2 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 3.4 |
| Northway Lane Waste Transfer Station | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 4.8 |
| Hayden Hill Fruit Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.0 |
| Strensham Wind Cluster | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 9.7 |
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 (51.9592, -2.1215).