Huntspill Level Solar Park (5.5 MW)
Huntspill Level Solar Park is a 5.5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2016; the record was last updated on 25 January 2017.
5.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 January 2017record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 25/15/00014
- Site area
- 15.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bangor (bounded by Belfast Road
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5440
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withy End | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.1 |
| Black Ditch | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 1.8 |
| Puriton Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 2.1 |
| Land to the South West of Horsey Lane | solar farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 2.9 |
| Pyde Drove | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.2 |
| Watchfield Lawn | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 3.7 |
| Horsey Levels Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 3.8 |
| Inner Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 5.8 |
| Saltlands Avenue Solar Parks | solar farm | 8.9 | application submitted | 6.2 |
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 (51.1943, -2.962).