Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm (12 MW)
Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026.
12 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 February 2026record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2024 | Application submitted |
| 6 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Spring Dev 08 Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2024/08441
- Site area
- 22.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane, Swindon
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17256
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Bentham Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 2.3 |
| Chapel Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Malmesbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Brindley Close (Extension) | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Braydon Manor Farm | solar farm | 8.7 | operational | 5.1 |
| Park Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 5.1 |
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Water Eaton Farm / Port Farm | solar farm | 34.8 | operational | 5.8 |
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 (51.601, -1.8656).