Renewable energy projects in Bath and North East Somerset
20 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Bath and North East Somerset (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 13 approved but not running, 2 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 5 of 19 decided applications (26%; UK 19%), with a median 17 weeks from submission to decision.
20projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
13approved, not running
26%of decisions refused
How Bath and North East Somerset decides
| Applications | Bath and North East Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Bath and North East Somerset
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowey Road, Stowey Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Gypsy Lane, Burnett Solar PV Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 24.5 | refusedupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2024 | refused Sep 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Marksbury Plain Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Mar 2025 |
| East Dundry Lane, Norton Hawkfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Parcel 2882, Water Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Wilmington Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.6 | refusedupdated Apr 2013 | Oct 2012 | refused Feb 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| The Flattssolar | solar | 6.8 | refusedupdated Aug 2014 | Mar 2014 | refused Jun 2014 | Aug 2014 |
| Midsomer Nortonbattery storage | battery storage | 6 | under constructionupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Dec 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| Chelwood Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | May 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Jul 2016 |
| Hunstrete (Wilmington Farm)solar farm | solar farm | 2.3 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Feb 2014 | granted Jun 2014 | Feb 2016 |
| Fairy Hill, Compton Dando Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Dec 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges Electrical Engineers, Second Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Royal United Hospital, Combe Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Optima Products, Mill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| King Edwards School, North Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | under constructionupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | — | May 2023 |
| Paulton House, Old Millsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Wellsway School, Chandag Road PV Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Bath Sports And Leisure Centre, North Parade Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | under constructionupdated Feb 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Parcel 2882, Water Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| LiveWest Homesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | refused May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| BA2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| BA3 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| BS31 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 4 |
| BS39 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Bath and North East Somerset by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.