Braydon Manor Farm (8.7 MW solar farm)
Braydon Manor Farm is an 8.7 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 January 2016; the record was last updated on 18 July 2016.
8.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 July 2016record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Public Power Solutions
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/01723/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Braydon Manor Farm, Braydon
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1974
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravensroost Farm, Minety | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Bentham Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 3.2 |
| Somerford Farm, Brinkworth | battery storage | 6.6 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Fairholme, Minety | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Park Grounds Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.8 |
| Minety North | battery storage | 50 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Minety South | battery storage | 50 | operational | 3.9 |
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Minety South 2 | battery storage | 50 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (51.5885, -1.9362).