Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park (5.3 MW)
Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park is a 5.3 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 23 November 2013; the record was last updated on 23 December 2013.
5.3 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
23 December 2013record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 23 November 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 23 December 2013
- Operator or applicant
- AEE Renewables
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2013/1149
- Site area
- 13.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Little Sharpshaw Farm, Marston Bigot, Frome
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1209
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holwell Hill | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.6 |
| Court Farm (Frome) | solar farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 2.7 |
| West Woodlands | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Monksham Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 2.8 |
| Selwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 2.9 |
| Frome Power, Styles Close Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park | solar farm | 14.5 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane | battery storage | 60 | refused | 6.6 |
| New Tyning Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | refused on appeal | 9.5 |
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 (51.2077, -2.3504).