New Tyning Farm (5.8 MW solar farm)
New Tyning Farm is a 5.8 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 1 October 2014; the record was last updated on 25 November 2014.
5.8 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
25 November 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 16 January 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 17 March 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 1 October 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 25 November 2014
- Operator or applicant
- INRG Solar
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2013/1356
- Appeal reference
- APP/Q3305/A/14/2214650
- Site area
- 13.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- New Tyning Farm, Waterside Lane, Kilmersdon, Bath, Avon
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1684
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Farm, Charlton Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Midsomer Norton | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 3.0 |
| Parcel 2882, Water Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Solar Park - Whitchurch Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 6.0 |
| The Flatts | solar | 6.8 | refused | 8.6 |
| Lodge Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 8.8 |
| Holwell Hill | solar farm | 6 | operational | 9.1 |
| Marksbury Plain Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 9.5 |
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 (51.2727, -2.4398).