Lodge Farm (Poulshot) (14.5 MW solar farm)
Lodge Farm (Poulshot) is a 14.5 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 15 April 2015.
14.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 April 2015record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 27 February 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/05244/FUL
- Site area
- 32.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lodge Farm Poulshot Road Poulshot Devizes Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2351
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crudwell Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Minety Substation | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Upper Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 3.7 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Lower Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 3.7 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Upper Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 3.7 |
| Malmesbury Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| National Grid Minety Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Minety South 2 | battery storage | 50 | operational | 4.0 |
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 (51.6176, -2.0531).