Castle Combe Circuit (12 MW solar farm)
Castle Combe Circuit is a 12 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 15 April 2015.
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operationalstatus in REPD
15 April 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 10 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 17 / Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/06821/FUL
- Site area
- 22.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Castle Combe, Circuit Castle, Combe, Chippenham
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1944
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiddlywink Barn Battery Storage Power Plant | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| Solar Farm at East of Battens Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Leigh Delamere Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.6 |
| Battens Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 11 | operational | 3.9 |
| Red Barn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Hullavington Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.6 |
| Lime Down | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Lime Down Solar Project | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Lake Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.8 |
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 (51.4936, -2.2174).