Little Chalfield Solar Farm (12 MW)
Little Chalfield Solar Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 18 May 2015; the record was last updated on 27 May 2015.
12 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
27 May 2015record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 29 September 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 9 December 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 18 May 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Planning
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/05253/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Y3940/A/14/2228679
- Site area
- 24.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Of Ganbrook Farm Little Chalfield Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2031
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studley Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Manor Farm (Wiltshire) | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 3.3 |
| Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Norrington Common Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.4 |
| Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage | battery storage | 13 | permission expired | 3.6 |
| Roundponds Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Kingston Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Brockleaze, Neston Park Estate | battery storage | 450 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Whaddon Lane, Hilperton | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
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 (51.3801, -2.2185).