Tump Solar Farm (5 MW)
Tump Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Forest of Dean, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 8 March 2017; the record was last updated on 31 May 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2017record last updated
Forest of Deancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 8 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy UK Direct
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P0578/15/FUL
- Site area
- 12.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Tump Farm, Sedbury Lane, Sedbury, Chepstow, Gwent
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1243
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedbury Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Rhewl Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 5.5 |
| Oak Grove Farm | solar farm | 5.7 | operational | 6.1 |
| Ingst Hill Wind Farm/ M48 Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | appeal withdrawn | 7.9 |
| Southbrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
| Stoneyard Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 8.6 |
| Hill Court, Tranton Lane Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Hill Court Solar farm & Battery storage | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
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 (51.6451, -2.653).