North Newton Solar Farm (30 MW)
North Newton Solar Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 February 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 March 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
18 March 2026record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 February 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- North Newton Solar Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 37/25/00101
- Site area
- 56.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West of Maunsel Road, North Newton
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Name in REPD
- North Newton Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 20544
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impens Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Cobbs Cross Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Ham Farm, Creech St Michael | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Park Wall Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Bull Street, Creech St Michael Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Summerway Drove, East Bower | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Saltlands Avenue Solar Parks | solar farm | 8.9 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Lower Marsh Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Aller Court Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (51.0707, -3.0003).