Land at East Farm - extension (6 MW solar farm)
Land at East Farm - extension is a 6 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 July 2016.
6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 July 2016record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 7 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2016 | Operational |
| 1 May 2016 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- J.M. Stratton & Co.
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/05001/FUL
- Site area
- 10.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Farm, Codford, Warminster
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1915
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Codford Solar Farm Extension Phase 3 | solar farm | 18 | operational | 0.5 |
| Land at East Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 0.7 |
| Codford Solar Farm Phase 4 | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| East Farm (Clay Pit Hill) - Extension II | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Deptford Farm solar park | solar farm | 7.8 | refused | 3.0 |
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 (51.1751, -2.011).