Montys Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Montys Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 March 2016; the record was last updated on 20 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 May 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 20 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Ventures
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 25/14/0028
- Site area
- 10.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Montys Farm, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4712
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fideoak Mills | battery storage | 30 | operational | 1.6 |
| Taunton Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 1.8 |
| Hele Manor Farm, Bradford On Tone | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| RITHERDENS FARM solar park | solar farm | 9.5 | refused | 2.1 |
| The Village Of Halse | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Halse Farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 3.9 |
| Pixford Fruit Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 4.8 |
| Lower Marsh Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Tonedale Farm | solar farm | 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 (51.0319, -3.1666).