Holwell Hill (6 MW solar farm)
Holwell Hill is a 6 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 May 2016; the record was last updated on 27 May 2016.
6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 May 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 30 January 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 April 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 28 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 August 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 May 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2014/1562/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Q3305/W/15/3007564
- Site area
- 14.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Toid, Burts Hill To Nunney Catch Roundabout, Trudoxhill, Frome, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 2.6 |
| Monksham Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 3.7 |
| Court Farm (Frome) | solar farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 4.6 |
| West Woodlands | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Selwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Frome Power, Styles Close Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Lodge Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 8.5 |
| Ash Farm, Charlton Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane | battery storage | 60 | refused | 8.9 |
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 (51.1983, -2.384).