Down Barn Farm (49.9 MW solar farm)
Down Barn Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 April 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 May 2023. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 23 April 2023, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 23 April 2023, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2019 | Application submitted |
| 23 April 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 April 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 May 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 19/10890/FUL
- Site area
- 93.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Down Barn Farm, Cholderton, Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7616
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhouse Corner (Orta Solar) | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 0.8 |
| Shipton Bellinger - Park House Corner Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 1.4 |
| Manor Farm (Thruxton) | solar farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 4.1 |
| Lains Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Cholderton Road, Quarley Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Perham Down - Meadow Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Boscombe Airfield | solar farm | 12.3 | operational | 5.9 |
| Blackthorn Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| South Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
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 (51.1936, -1.6856).