Malmesbury Road Solar Farm (13 MW)
Malmesbury Road Solar Farm is a 13 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 October 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 March 2022.
13 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 March 2022record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 26 October 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 October 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2021/09153
- Site area
- 19.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Windmill Farm, Common Hill, Cricklade, Swindon
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 109 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10764
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentham Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 4.0 |
| Water Eaton Farm / Port Farm | solar farm | 34.8 | operational | 4.2 |
| Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Chapel Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Castle Eaton Farm | solar farm | 17.8 | operational | 6.2 |
| Cooles Farm, Minety Solar Park/Battery Storage | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Braydon Manor Farm | solar farm | 8.7 | operational | 6.9 |
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 (51.6388, -1.8786).