Manor Farm, Wick Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Manor Farm, Wick Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 14 January 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 5 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
5 February 2026record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Qair UK
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 25/P/2609/FUL
- Site area
- 79.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Manor Farm Wick Lane Hewish Puxton
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Name in REPD
- Manor Farm, Wick Lane - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14331
The scheme also includes 24 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | North Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grange | solar farm | 8 | operational | 0.2 |
| Land at New Orchard Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.9 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Yew Tree Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Bowerhouse Farm (extension) | solar farm | 19.8 | under construction | 2.6 |
| Bowerhouse Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 3.3 |
| Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | operational | 4.5 |
| Sandbay, Elmsley Lane, Kewstoke Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.5 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Oldbridge, Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Towerbrook Farm (Banwell Solar Farm) | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (51.3723, -2.879).