Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park (14.5 MW)
Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park is a 14.5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 October 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026.
14.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 February 2026record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 October 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2021/2191/FUL
- Site area
- 23.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lodge Hill Berkley Frome
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Lodge Hill, Berkley - Solar Park
- REPD reference
- 6797
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frome Power, Styles Close Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane | battery storage | 60 | refused | 2.6 |
| Selwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Storridge Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Court Farm (Frome) | solar farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 5.6 |
| West Woodlands | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Hoopers Pool, Southwick | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 6.4 |
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 (51.2337, -2.2683).