Hullavington Solar Park (7 MW)
Hullavington Solar Park is a 7 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 3 February 2015; the record was last updated on 10 May 2016.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2016record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 October 2014 | Construction started |
| 3 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/01495/FUL
- Site area
- 17.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Hullavington, Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2384
Who decides
| Applications | Wiltshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 140 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 18 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 13 of 110 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Down | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Lime Down Solar Project | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Leigh Delamere Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.8 |
| Rodbourne Rail Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 5.0 |
| Red Barn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Castle Combe Circuit | solar farm | 12 | operational | 6.6 |
| Battens Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 11 | operational | 6.8 |
| Tiddlywink Barn Battery Storage Power Plant | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 7.1 |
| Solar Farm at East of Battens Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (51.5431, -2.1651).