Lower Severalls Farm (10.8 MW solar farm)
Lower Severalls Farm is a 10.8 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 October 2017; the record was last updated on 18 October 2017.
10.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 October 2017record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 October 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Sigma Solar Limited / OPDE
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 14/03128/FUL
- Site area
- 21.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adjacent Lower Severalls Farm, Lower Severalls Farm Road ,Crewkerne, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2154
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at Pipplepen Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 32 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Mahe Farm, Dunsham Lane | solar farm | 18.5 | refused | 6.1 |
| Camp Road, West Coker | solar farm | 15.2 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Hurcott Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.5 |
| Parsonage Barn (extension) | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (50.8989, -2.7772).