Minety Substation (40 MW solar farm)
Minety Substation is a 40 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 April 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 July 2022. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 7 April 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 7 April 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 April 2020 | Application submitted |
| 7 April 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 April 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Project
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/03528/FUL
- Site area
- 109.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Near Minety Substation, Stonehill, Charlton, Malmesbury,
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 101 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 7941
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Lower Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 0.5 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Upper Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 0.5 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Upper Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 0.5 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| National Grid Minety Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Minety South 2 | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.0 |
| Minety South | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.3 |
| Minety North | battery storage | 50 | abandoned | 1.3 |
| Somerford Farm, Brinkworth | battery storage | 6.6 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
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 (51.6015, -2.0074).