Beech Tree Solar Farm (30 MW)
Beech Tree Solar Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2025.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 August 2025record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 15 August 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 30 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 July 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 30 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Co Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2023/10394
- Site area
- 40.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Salisbury Road, Near Homington, Salisbury
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 87 weeks
- REPD reference
- 13851
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 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Bake Farm | solar farm | 16.1 | application withdrawn | 0.7 |
| Salisbury Substation | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 4.4 |
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 (51.043, -1.8399).