Ham Farm, Creech St Michael (20 MW solar farm)
Ham Farm, Creech St Michael is a 20 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 July 2024.
20 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
22 July 2024record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 June 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Novus Renewable Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 14/22/0051
- Site area
- 10.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ham Farm, Ham, Creech St Michael.
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 84 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ham Farm, Creech St Michael - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 10495
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Street, Creech St Michael Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| North Newton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Impens Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Lower Marsh Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.5 |
| Langport Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 9.2 |
| Taunton Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 9.4 |
| Fideoak Mills | battery storage | 30 | operational | 9.4 |
| RITHERDENS FARM solar park | solar farm | 9.5 | refused | 9.5 |
| Bushfurlong Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |
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 (51.0203, -3.0205).