Planning application · Solar · Forest of Dean

Murrells End Farm - Solar Arrays

Application Refused49.9 MWApplication P0271/22/FULSubmitted 1 June 2022Refused 15 March 2023

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The application

Application number: P0271/22/FUL
Planning authority: Forest of Dean
County or area: Gloucestershire
Nation: England
Technology: Solar
Capacity: 49.9 MW
Status: Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant: Elgin Energy EsCo Limited
Location: The South Of Murrells End Farm Murrells End Hartpury, GL19 3DF

Timeline

1 June 2022 Planning application submitted
15 March 2023 Planning permission refused

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-2109, Solar installer falls through fragile farm roof at Kemble, suffering brain injuries, 32 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-2109	2015	Solar installer falls through fragile farm roof at Kemble, suffering brain injuries	32 km	Major
EIR-0058	2025	Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire	33 km	Significant
EIR-2065	2021	Loft fire believed caused by a solar panel at Paintworks flats in Bristol	54 km	Minor
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Summary for this site

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What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Murrells End Farm - Solar Arrays from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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