Bushfurlong Solar Farm (5 MW)
Bushfurlong Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 9 December 2011; the record was last updated on 6 January 2012.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
6 January 2012record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 9 December 2011 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2012
- Operator or applicant
- ZW Bushfurlong Ltd
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 1100662FUL
- Site area
- 15.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bushfurlong Farm, Bushfurlong Road, Isle Brewers, Taunton
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Name in REPD
- BUSHFURLONG SOLAR FARM
- REPD reference
- 1077
Who decides
| Applications | Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 185 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 46 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 34 of 153 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 22 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 17 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langport Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 0.5 |
| Parsonage Barn (extension) | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 6.0 |
| Hurcott Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.1 |
| Aller Court Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.8 |
| Ham Farm, Creech St Michael | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (50.9895, -2.8924).