Clapton Farm Solar Park (5 MW)
Clapton Farm Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 23 June 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 June 2017record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 15/03373/FUL
- Site area
- 13.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Of Tinkers Lane, Southeast Of B3081, Cucklington, Wincanton
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5508
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm (Dorset) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Silton Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 2.8 |
| Land at Sutor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Brains Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Hook Valley Solar Park | solar farm | 17 | operational | 6.2 |
| Fernbrook Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Higher Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 7.3 |
| Sheephouse Farm solar park | solar farm | 9 | refused | 9.2 |
| Land at Stalbridge Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (51.0567, -2.3472).