Codford Solar Farm Phase 4 (18 MW)
Codford Solar Farm Phase 4 is an 18 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 February 2026.
18 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
24 February 2026record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- JM Stratton & Company
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2023/03024
- Site area
- 28.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Farm, Codford St Mary, Warminster
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14045
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Codford Solar Farm Extension Phase 3 | solar farm | 18 | operational | 1.6 |
| Land at East Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 1.8 |
| Land at East Farm - extension | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.1 |
| Deptford Farm solar park | solar farm | 7.8 | refused | 4.3 |
| East Farm (Clay Pit Hill) - Extension II | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
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 (51.1935, -2.0097).