Horsey Levels Solar Farm (24 MW)
Horsey Levels Solar Farm is a 24 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational; the record was last updated on 18 March 2024.
24 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 March 2024record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena Asset Management UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 09/21/00035
- Site area
- 36.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The Sw/O Puriton Hill, E/O The M5 Horsey Lane, Bridgwater
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Horsey Levels - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10088
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puriton Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 1.9 |
| Land to the South West of Horsey Lane | solar farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| Saltlands Avenue Solar Parks | solar farm | 8.9 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Withy End | wind farm | 10 | refused | 3.2 |
| Summerway Drove, East Bower | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Huntspill Level Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Black Ditch | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 3.8 |
| Pyde Drove | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.2 |
| Park Wall Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
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 (51.1615, -2.9779).