Impens Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Impens Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 December 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 December 2022. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 6 December 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 6 December 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 6 December 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 December 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy Holdings H Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 37/22/00013
- Site area
- 124.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Impens Farm, Petherton Road, North Newton, Bridgwater
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- Name in REPD
- Impens Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9168
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Newton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Cobbs Cross Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Park Wall Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Summerway Drove, East Bower | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Ham Farm, Creech St Michael | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Bull Street, Creech St Michael Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Saltlands Avenue Solar Parks | solar farm | 8.9 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Lower Marsh Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Horsey Levels Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (51.0794, -3.0028).