Leigh Delamere Solar farm & Battery storage (49.9 MW)
Leigh Delamere Solar farm & Battery storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 14 July 2025; the record was last updated on 5 August 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
5 August 2025record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 11 August 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 July 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Eden Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2021/06100
- Site area
- 87.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The S/O The M4 At Leigh Delamere, To The W/O Leigh, Delamere Motorway Services, Chippenham
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Leigh Delamere - Solar farm & Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 9237
The scheme also includes 40 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battens Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 11 | operational | 3.0 |
| Tiddlywink Barn Battery Storage Power Plant | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 3.3 |
| Solar Farm at East of Battens Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Red Barn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Castle Combe Circuit | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.6 |
| Hullavington Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.8 |
| Lake Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Lime Down Solar Project | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Lime Down | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.1 |
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 (51.5088, -2.1716).