Land to the South West of Horsey Lane (25 MW solar farm)
Land to the South West of Horsey Lane is a 25 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 10 December 2015; the record was last updated on 4 January 2016.
25 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 January 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 22 April 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 3 September 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 10 December 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Power South
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 09/15/00005
- Appeal reference
- APP/V3310/W/15/3049326
- Site area
- 39.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the South West of Horsey Lane, Puriton Hill and East of the Bridgwater
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withy End | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.8 |
| Pyde Drove | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.1 |
| Horsey Levels Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 2.1 |
| Puriton Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 2.2 |
| Huntspill Level Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Black Ditch | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 3.9 |
| Saltlands Avenue Solar Parks | solar farm | 8.9 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Summerway Drove, East Bower | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Park Wall Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
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 (51.1695, -2.9505).