Blounts Court Farm, Potterne (15 MW solar farm)
Blounts Court Farm, Potterne is a 15 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 May 2025; the record was last updated on 8 July 2025.
15 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
8 July 2025record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 30 May 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfield Energy Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2024/04926
- Site area
- 28.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Blounts Court Farm, Potterne, Devizes
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Blounts Court Farm, Potterne - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 14529
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potterne Park Farm, Potterne Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Solar Farm at Townsend Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Stokes Marsh Farm | solar farm | 16.6 | operational | 5.7 |
| Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) | solar farm | 49.6 | operational | 7.9 |
| Snarlton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 8.8 |
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 (51.3245, -2.0068).