Camp Road, West Coker (15.2 MW solar farm)
Camp Road, West Coker is a 15.2 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 31 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 July 2025.
15.2 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 July 2025record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 31 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 23/02111/FUL
- Site area
- 18.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Camp Road, West Coker, Yeovil
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Camp Road, West Coker - Solar PV Panels
- REPD reference
- 12521
The scheme also includes 15.2 MW of solar farm, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Farm | solar farm | 35 | operational | 6.3 |
| Lower Severalls Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | operational | 7.1 |
| Caswell Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 7.5 |
| Caswell Farm, Common Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Caswell Farm, Common Lane | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Solar Farm at Pipplepen Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 32 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Tintinhull Forts Solar Park | solar farm | 6 | refused | 8.6 |
| Chilton Cantelo Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 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 (50.9253, -2.6844).