Yorkley Solar Park (5 MW)
Yorkley Solar Park 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 18 December 2015; the record was last updated on 18 January 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 January 2016record last updated
Forest of Deancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Bee Green Solar
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P0278/15/FUL
- Site area
- 15.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of Yorkley Court, Yorkley Wood Road, Yorkley, Lydney, Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5243
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nibley Mill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | refused | 2.2 |
| Hurst Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Watts Group Factory Site | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 3.5 |
| Solar Panels at Ne/O Poulton Court Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Foxs Lane | battery storage | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.7 |
| Hook Street Energy Storage Compound | battery storage | 100 | refused | 7.1 |
| Northington Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Woodlands Farm, Clapton - Ground Mounted Solar Park | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Worlds End Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.2 |
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 (51.7459, -2.5356).