Land at New Orchard Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land at New Orchard Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 30 June 2018; the record was last updated on 25 April 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
25 April 2019record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 June 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 25 April 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Power South
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 14/P/2283/F
- Site area
- 10.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at New Orchard Farm, Puxton Lane, Hewish, Weston-Super-Mare
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4741
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grange | solar farm | 8 | operational | 1.7 |
| Manor Farm, Wick Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Bowerhouse Farm (extension) | solar farm | 19.8 | under construction | 2.1 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Yew Tree Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Oldbridge, Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Bowerhouse Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 3.0 |
| Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | operational | 3.0 |
| The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Station Road & Nye Road, Sandford | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.2 |
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 (51.3713, -2.8516).