Bake Farm Solar Farm (5 MW)
Bake Farm Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2016; the record was last updated on 23 June 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 June 2017record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 March 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/10548/FUL
- Site area
- 40.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bake Farm House, Salisbury Road, Coombe Bissett, Salisbury
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4783
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bake Farm 14/06864/FUL | 14.3 | 11 July 2014 | refused 22 October 2014 |
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bake Farm | solar farm | 16.1 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Beech Tree Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Salisbury Substation | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 4.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.0483, -1.8335).