Westhide Solar Farm (34.6 MW)
Westhide Solar Farm is a 34.6 MW solar farm project in Herefordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 2 February 2022.
34.6 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
2 February 2022record last updated
Herefordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 17 March 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 March 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 34.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 2 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Ersun Westhide SPV Limited
- Planning authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Planning application reference
- P214619/F
- Site area
- 61.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nw/O Westhide, Hereford
- Council area (by location)
- Herefordshire
- Time to decision
- 65 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9001
Who decides
| Applications | Herefordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larport, Clay Hill Pit Solar Photovoltaics & Battery storage | solar farm | 45 | operational | <0.1 |
| Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit / Larport Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 1.4 |
| Frome Valley Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.6 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Perserverance Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Lower Venn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (52.0657, -2.6285).