Lake Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Lake Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 July 2011; the record was last updated on 7 March 2013.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
7 March 2013record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2011 | Application submitted |
| 11 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 7 March 2013
- Operator or applicant
- AEE Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 11/00003/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Draycot Cerne, Sutton Benger, Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1384
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Barn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Battens Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 11 | operational | 5.4 |
| Swallett Energy Park | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Leigh Delamere Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.7 |
| Forest Gate Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Tiddlywink Barn Battery Storage Power Plant | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 6.8 |
| Solar Farm at East of Battens Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Rodbourne Rail Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 7.0 |
| Hullavington Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 7.2 |
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 (51.4982, -2.0907).