Court Farm (Frome) (6.8 MW solar farm)
Court Farm (Frome) is a 6.8 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 24 August 2015; the record was last updated on 16 September 2014.
6.8 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
16 September 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 August 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 October 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 24 August 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 16 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 24 (West Woodlands) Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2014/0852/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Q3305/W/14/2226815
- Site area
- 9.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Farm West Woodlands, Frome
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2316
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Woodlands | solar farm | 5 | operational | <0.1 |
| Monksham Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 1.7 |
| Selwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 2.7 |
| Frome Power, Styles Close Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Holwell Hill | solar farm | 6 | operational | 4.6 |
| Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park | solar farm | 14.5 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane | battery storage | 60 | refused | 6.8 |
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 (51.1948, -2.3184).