Monksham Solar Farm (10.7 MW)
Monksham Solar Farm is a 10.7 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2014; the record was last updated on 13 August 2015.
10.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
13 August 2015record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 17 September 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 13 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- John Laing Environmental Assets Group
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2013/1118
- Address (REPD)
- Monksham Farm, Marston Bigot, Frome
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2039
Who decides
| Applications | Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 185 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 46 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 34 of 153 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 22 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 17 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court Farm (Frome) | solar farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 1.7 |
| West Woodlands | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 2.8 |
| Holwell Hill | solar farm | 6 | operational | 3.7 |
| Selwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Frome Power, Styles Close Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park | solar farm | 14.5 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane | battery storage | 60 | refused | 8.2 |
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 (51.1846, -2.3358).