Land West Side of Axe and Cleaver Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land West Side of Axe and Cleaver Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 18 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 May 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 20 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/04570/FUL
- Site area
- 13.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Side of, Axe and Cleaver Lane, Southwick, Trowbridge
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5336
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Poles Hole Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 1.4 |
| Storridge Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Blenches Mill | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 2.5 |
| Hoopers Pool, Southwick | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Trowle Common | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Cockhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | operational | 4.5 |
| Marsh Farm Hilperton | solar farm | 9.1 | operational | 5.9 |
| Whaddon Lane, Hilperton | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
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 (51.2921, -2.2118).