Bilsham Farm (14.5 MW solar farm)
Bilsham Farm is a 14.5 MW solar farm project in Arun, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 November 2014; the record was last updated on 17 March 2015.
14.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 March 2015record last updated
Aruncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 13 February 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 August 2014 | Construction started |
| 10 November 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Solar Fund
- Planning authority
- Arun
- Planning application reference
- Y/87/13/
- Site area
- 36.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Southwest of Drove Lane Farm Yapton
- Council area (by location)
- Arun
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1966
Who decides
| Applications | Arun | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 11 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binsted Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Manor Farm - Shripney | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Decoy Farm House Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 4.3 |
| Oving Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Park Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Land at Tangmere Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Boxgrove Common, Tinwood Lane | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Merston Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.8 |
| Mundham, Runcton Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
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 (50.8138, -0.6357).