Hawkers Farm (9.5 MW solar farm)
Hawkers Farm is a 9.5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2015; the record was last updated on 16 April 2015.
9.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 April 2015record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 17 February 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 February 2015 | Construction started |
| 23 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfields (A)
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 50/14/00095
- Site area
- 2.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hawkers Farm, Yeo Moor Drove, Theale, Wedmore
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4757
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkers Farm 50/14/00069 | 12 | 26 June 2014 | replaced by a revised application |
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 | — |
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 (51.2244, -2.7639).