Bowerhouse Farm (8.3 MW solar farm)
Bowerhouse Farm is an 8.3 MW solar farm project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2015; the record was last updated on 5 October 2015.
8.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 October 2015record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 30 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 29 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 October 2015
- Operator or applicant
- KWTN Solar
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 14/P/1666/F
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Bowerhouse East of Riverside Banwell
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1518
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 (extension) | solar farm | 19.8 | under construction | 0.9 |
| Towerbrook Farm (Banwell Solar Farm) | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 1.6 |
| Station Road & Nye Road, Sandford | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | operational | 2.6 |
| Yanel Farm, Churchill Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Land at New Orchard Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.0 |
| The Grange | solar farm | 8 | operational | 3.2 |
| Manor Farm, Wick Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
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 (51.345, -2.8611).