Bowerhouse Farm (extension) (19.8 MW solar farm)
Bowerhouse Farm (extension) is a 19.8 MW solar farm project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction; the record was last updated on 4 November 2021.
19.8 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
4 November 2021record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2020 | Application submitted |
| 25 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 4 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Ethical Power
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 20/P/0620/FUL
- Site area
- 40.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Photovoltaic Installation At B, Riverside, Banwell, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Time to decision
- 103 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7539
Who decides
| Applications | North Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerhouse Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 0.9 |
| Land at New Orchard Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.1 |
| Towerbrook Farm (Banwell Solar Farm) | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 2.4 |
| Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | operational | 2.4 |
| The Grange | solar farm | 8 | operational | 2.4 |
| Manor Farm, Wick Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Station Road & Nye Road, Sandford | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Yanel Farm, Churchill Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
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 (51.3529, -2.859).