Varley , Talbot End Farm, Cromhall Solar Farm (25 MW)
Varley , Talbot End Farm, Cromhall Solar Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 September 2025.
25 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 September 2025record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 24 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P22/07114/F
- Site area
- 53.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Talbot End Farm Talbots End Cromhall
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Varley , Talbot End Farm, Cromhall - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rag Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Tower Hill Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 3.1 |
| Upper Huntingford Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 4.0 |
| Larks Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 70 | operational | 4.8 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
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 (51.6128, -2.4355).