Castle Eaton Farm (17.8 MW solar farm)
Castle Eaton Farm is a 17.8 MW solar farm project in Swindon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2014; the record was last updated on 2 September 2014.
17.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 September 2014record last updated
Swindoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 25 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Swindon
- Planning application reference
- S/12/1766
- Site area
- 40.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Mill Lane, Castle Eaton, Swindon
- Council area (by location)
- Swindon
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1945
Who decides
| Applications | Swindon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Eaton Farm / Port Farm | solar farm | 34.8 | operational | 2.0 |
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Pentylands Farm | solar farm | 19 | operational | 4.2 |
| Stanton solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Chapel Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Corner Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.3 |
| Catsbrain Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Malmesbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road | battery storage | 66 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (51.6491, -1.7907).