Solar, wind and battery projects near Salisbury (SP4)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SP4 (Wiltshire): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Down Barn Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 23 April 2020, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 6.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SP4
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boscombe Airfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 12.3 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Apr 2015 | Wiltshire | 2.5 |
| Blackthorn Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 | Wiltshire | 2.8 |
| Down Barn Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Nov 2019 | granted Apr 2020 | May 2023 | Wiltshire | 6.4 |
| Parkhouse Corner (Orta Solar)solar farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Aug 2012 | granted Nov 2012 | Apr 2013 | Test Valley | 7.1 |
| Shipton Bellinger - Park House Corner Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Mar 2011 | granted May 2011 | Apr 2013 | Test Valley | 7.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratfyn Water Recycling Centre, Amesburyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 | Wiltshire | 1.7 |
| Blackthorn Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 | Wiltshire | 2.8 |
| Chemring Countermeasures Limited, High Post Road- Solar Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Wiltshire | 4.5 |
| Chemring Countermeasures Limited, Nettonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Wiltshire | 4.5 |
| Larkhill Garrison Glover Roadsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Mar 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 | Wiltshire | 4.9 |
| Land at Court Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | refused on appealupdated Sep 2019 | Jan 2018 | — | Sep 2019 | Wiltshire | 6.9 |
Distance from the average position of the SP4 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 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 89.9 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 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. Near SP4, 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.