Forest Gate Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Forest Gate Solar Farm & Battery Storage 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 10 March 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 June 2021. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 10 March 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR6), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 10 March 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR6), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 10 March 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 March 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 June 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Eden Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2021/06112
- Site area
- 82.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Forest Gate, Pewsham, Chippenham
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 91 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Forest Gate - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9229
The scheme also includes 40 MW of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wick Farm Melksham Substation | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.9 |
| Lake Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| High Penn Solar Park | solar farm | 9.6 | operational | 6.4 |
| Sands Farm Quarry, Low Lane | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Melksham Substation East Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 7.2 |
| Red Barn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Snarlton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 7.4 |
| Battens Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 11 | operational | 7.5 |
| Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) | solar farm | 49.6 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (51.4429, -2.0768).