Solar, wind and battery projects near Marlborough (SN8)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SN8 (Wiltshire): 2 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is North Park, Savernake (0.7 MW solar farm, approved on 31 October 2025, not yet built), 4.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SN8
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudge Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Jul 2012 | granted Dec 2012 | May 2016 | Wiltshire | 5.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park, Savernakesolar farm | solar farm | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 | Wiltshire | 4.3 |
| Whitefields Farm, Ogbourne St Georgerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 | Wiltshire | 8.8 |
Distance from the average position of the SN8 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
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.