Lower Basset Down Farm (10.5 MW solar farm)
Lower Basset Down Farm is a 10.5 MW solar farm project in Swindon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 March 2016; the record was last updated on 22 March 2016.
10.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 March 2016record last updated
Swindoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 3 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- INRG Solar
- Planning authority
- Swindon
- Planning application reference
- S/14/0899
- Site area
- 16.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Lower Basset Down Farm Hay Lane Bassett Down Swindon
- Council area (by location)
- Swindon
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1850
Who decides
| Applications | Swindon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wroughton Airfield Solar Park | solar farm | 41 | operational | 2.1 |
| Mannington Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 3.6 |
| Park Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 5.6 |
| Brindley Close (Extension) | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Wickfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Rock Farm / Goldborough Farm (Rookwood) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Spittleborough Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 6.7 |
| Honda wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 8.2 |
| Mount Pleasant Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 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 (51.5245, -1.7914).