Lodge Farm Solar Farm (5 MW)
Lodge Farm Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 6 October 2015; the record was last updated on 3 August 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
3 August 2020record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 May 2011 | Application submitted |
| 6 December 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 October 2015 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 3 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2011/0765
- Address (REPD)
- Lodge Farm, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1611
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurlingpot Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Crapnell Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 5.1 |
| The Royal Bath & West Showground Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| Ash Farm, Charlton Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Lower Easton Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | refused | 6.9 |
| Pylle Southern solar park (Lower Easton Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Shooters Bottom Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 8.2 |
| Solar Park - Whitchurch Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Holwell Hill | solar farm | 6 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (51.205, -2.5056).