Newnton Dairy Farm (7.2 MW solar farm)
Newnton Dairy Farm is a 7.2 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 March 2014; the record was last updated on 3 April 2014.
7.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 April 2014record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 10 September 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/01561/FUL
- Site area
- 7.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- NEWTON DAIRY FARM, BROKENBOROUGH, MALMESBURY, WILTSHIRE
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Name in REPD
- NEWNTON DAIRY FARM
- REPD reference
- 1304
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 0.1 |
| Malmesbury Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.4 |
| Crudwell Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Lodge Farm (Poulshot) | solar farm | 14.5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Kemble Wick | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 6.8 |
| Rodbourne Rail Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 7.3 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Minety Substation | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Upper Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 7.9 |
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 (51.6265, -2.113).