Solar, wind and battery projects near Watchet (TA23)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TA23 (Somerset): 5 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is The Transmitting Station, Williton Solar Farm (Wyndham Estate) (25 MW solar farm, approved on 28 May 2024, not yet built), 1.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TA23
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithyard Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2022 | Somerset | 0.9 |
| Higher Bye Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operationalupdated May 2015 | May 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | May 2015 | Somerset | 1.2 |
| The Transmitting Station, Williton Solar Farm (Wyndham Estate)solar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2021 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 | Somerset | 1.4 |
| The Transmitting Station, Williton Battery Storage (Wyndham Estate)battery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2021 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 | Somerset | 1.4 |
| Brendon Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 3 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2023 | Aug 2021 | granted Mar 2023 | Nov 2023 | Somerset | 2.3 |
| Aller Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.7 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2016 | Sep 2014 | refused Apr 2015 | Feb 2016 | Somerset | 3.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doniford Holiday Village, Sea Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 | Somerset | 4.3 |
| Seaward Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 | Somerset | 9.0 |
Distance from the average position of the TA23 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Somerset decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 185 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 46 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 34 of 153 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 22 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 17 / 9 | — |
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 TA23, 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.