Culmhead Solar Farm (7.5 MW)
Culmhead Solar Farm is a 7.5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 January 2014; the record was last updated on 3 April 2014.
7.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 April 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 19 October 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 January 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 10/12/0024
- Site area
- 21.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Culmhead Airfield, Culmhead, Churchstanton, Taunton,
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 5 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1603
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culmhead Solar Farm 10/12/0009 | 5 | 17 April 2012 | withdrawn 19 June 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkeswell Airfield | battery storage | 6.5 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
| RITHERDENS FARM solar park | solar farm | 9.5 | refused | 9.9 |
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 (50.9261, -3.128).