Marksbury Plain Solar Park (15 MW)
Marksbury Plain Solar Park is a 15 MW solar farm project in Bath and North East Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 July 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 March 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 July 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 July 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 1 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 21/04881/FUL
- Site area
- 31.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Parcel 6536 Top Lane, Farmborough, Bath
- Council area (by location)
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Marksbury Plain - Solar Park
- REPD reference
- 10525
Who decides
| Applications | Bath and North East Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | refused | 0.6 |
| Chelwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.5 |
| The Flatts | solar | 6.8 | refused | 2.4 |
| Gypsy Lane, Burnett Solar PV Arrays | solar farm | 24.5 | refused | 4.6 |
| Parcel 2882, Water Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Stowey Road, Stowey Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Midsomer Norton | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 6.8 |
| East Dundry Lane, Norton Hawkfield | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Solar Park - Whitchurch Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (51.3504, -2.4938).