Chapel Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Chapel Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Swindon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 24 August 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 August 2017record last updated
Swindoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Public Power Solutions/ Swindon Borough Council
- Planning authority
- Swindon
- Planning application reference
- S/LDO/15/1182
- Address (REPD)
- Chapel Farm, Lower Widhill Farm Lane, Blunsdon
- Council area (by location)
- Swindon
- Time to decision
- 5 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4769
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Water Eaton Farm / Port Farm | solar farm | 34.8 | operational | 3.4 |
| Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Brindley Close (Extension) | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Castle Eaton Farm | solar farm | 17.8 | operational | 4.4 |
| Stanton solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Catsbrain Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Malmesbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
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 (51.613, -1.8167).