Iwood Lane Solar Farm (8 MW)
Iwood Lane Solar Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 December 2014; the record was last updated on 19 June 2015.
8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 June 2015record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 14 May 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 December 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 June 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 13/P/2382/F
- Address (REPD)
- Fields off Stock Lane and Iwood Lane, near Congresbury
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1886
Who decides
| Applications | North Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeowood Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 0.3 |
| Brinsea Green Farm, Brinsea Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Kitland Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Oldbridge, Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | operational | 2.5 |
| Yanel Farm, Churchill Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Station Road & Nye Road, Sandford | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Land at New Orchard Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.4 |
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 (51.3593, -2.7913).