Higher Hill Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Higher Hill Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 September 2011; the record was last updated on 25 October 2012.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 October 2012record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 24 June 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 September 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 October 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Power Generation
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2011/0688
- Site area
- 10.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Butleigh, Glastonbury, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2386
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Wood Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Somerton Door Farm, Somerton Door Drove Solar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Somerton Door Farm | solar farm | 8.7 | operational | 4.9 |
| Little Park Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Norwood Park Farm | solar farm | 7 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| Southfield Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Tintinhull Forts Solar Park | solar farm | 6 | refused | 9.0 |
| Redlands Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 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 (51.0763, -2.6892).