Solar, wind and battery projects near Warminster (BA12)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BA12 (Wiltshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park (14.5 MW solar farm, approved on 21 October 2022, not yet built), 8.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BA12
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerslade Down Wind Clusterwind farm | wind farm | 2.2 | refusedupdated Oct 2011 | Oct 1998 | refused May 1999 | Oct 2011 | Wiltshire | 3.5 |
| Chicklade EV Service Station Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Wiltshire | 7.9 |
| Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 14.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2021 | granted Oct 2022 | Feb 2026 | Somerset | 8.8 |
| Court Farm (Frome)solar farm | solar farm | 6.8 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2014 | May 2014 | refused Aug 2014 | Sep 2014 | Somerset | 9.4 |
| West Woodlandssolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Nov 2014 | granted Aug 2015 | Apr 2016 | Somerset | 9.4 |
| Selwood Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2021 | Oct 2021 | — | Nov 2021 | Somerset | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons, Weymouth Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Wiltshire | 3.7 |
Distance from the average position of the BA12 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Wiltshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Wiltshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 140 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 18 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 13 of 110 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 7 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.