Twemlows (10 MW solar farm)
Twemlows is a 10 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 November 2015; the record was last updated on 1 February 2016.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 February 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 20 February 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 August 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 November 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 27 (Twemlows)/ Vogt solar
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/03957/FUL
- Site area
- 23.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land On Runway At Twemlows Hall, Higher Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4861
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 6.0 |
| Bubney Farm | solar farm | 40 | operational | 7.0 |
| Combermere Abbey | solar farm | 14 | operational | 7.5 |
| Royals Wood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.0 |
| Hurst Hall | solar farm | 13.3 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
| Fields Farm (Agden) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 9.5 |
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 (52.9379, -2.6436).