Upper Meadowley Farm (10.7 MW solar farm)
Upper Meadowley Farm is a 10.7 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 4 October 2017.
10.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 October 2017record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- GDL Upper Meadowley
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/03933/FUL
- Site area
- 20.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Upper Meadowley Farm, Upton Cresset, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2272
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swancote Farm -Solar Panels | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
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 (52.5295, -2.4909).