Blackthorn Solar Farm (40 MW)
Blackthorn Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 June 2025.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
20 June 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Eden BD Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2025/03889
- Site area
- 80.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Boscombe Down Solar Farm, Porton Road
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- REPD reference
- 18215
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boscombe Airfield | solar farm | 12.3 | operational | 1.3 |
| Down Barn Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Parkhouse Corner (Orta Solar) | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 7.9 |
| Shipton Bellinger - Park House Corner Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 8.3 |
| Salisbury Substation | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (51.143, -1.7509).