Malmesbury Solar (5 MW)
Malmesbury Solar is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 July 2011; the record was last updated on 6 March 2013.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
6 March 2013record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 26 May 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 July 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 March 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Sunstroom Energy
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 11/01081/FUL
- Site area
- 14.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Upper Marsh Farm, Brokenborough, Malmesbury
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1079
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 0.3 |
| Newnton Dairy Farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 0.4 |
| Crudwell Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Lodge Farm (Poulshot) | solar farm | 14.5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Kemble Wick | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 6.7 |
| Rodbourne Rail Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 7.1 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Minety Substation | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Upper Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 7.5 |
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 (51.6243, -2.1089).