Land at Bowden Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Bowden Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 23 June 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 June 2017record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 19 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables / NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 15/02718/FUL
- Site area
- 9.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Bowden Lane, Henstridge, Templecombe
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5428
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Stalbridge Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.5 |
| Land at Sutor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Brains Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Hook Valley Solar Park | solar farm | 17 | operational | 7.4 |
| Higher Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
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 (50.9818, -2.4287).