Solar, wind and battery projects near Devizes (SN10)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SN10 (Wiltshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Potterne Park Farm, Potterne Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 20 April 2026, not yet built), 3.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SN10
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blounts Court Farm, Potternesolar farm | solar farm | 15 | refusedupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2024 | refused May 2025 | Jul 2025 | Wiltshire | 2.0 |
| Potterne Park Farm, Potterne Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Dec 2023 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Wiltshire | 3.2 |
| Hopton Road Industrial Estatesolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | operationalupdated Sep 2014 | Jul 2013 | granted Aug 2013 | Sep 2014 | Wiltshire | 4.0 |
| Solar Farm at Townsend Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 13.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Wiltshire | 4.7 |
| Lower End Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Mar 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | Aug 2017 | Wiltshire | 4.9 |
| Stokes Marsh Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 16.6 | operationalupdated Nov 2017 | Aug 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Nov 2017 | Wiltshire | 7.5 |
| Bollands Hillsolar | solar | 4 | refused on appealupdated Oct 2015 | Apr 2014 | refused Sep 2014 | Oct 2015 | Wiltshire | 7.8 |
| Craysmarsh Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.8 | operationalupdated Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | granted Jun 2012 | Mar 2013 | Wiltshire | 8.0 |
| Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm)solar farm | solar farm | 49.6 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Nov 2013 | granted Jun 2015 | Feb 2017 | Wiltshire | 8.2 |
| Snarlton Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | abandonedupdated Jan 2020 | Mar 2019 | — | Jan 2020 | Wiltshire | 9.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM Erlestoke Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021 | Dec 2020 | — | Jan 2021 | Wiltshire | 7.0 |
| Sloperton Farm, Westbrooksolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Wiltshire | 7.9 |
Distance from the average position of the SN10 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 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 64 |
| Solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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. Near SN10, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.