Norwood Park Farm (7 MW solar farm)
Norwood Park Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 6 January 2016; the record was last updated on 5 February 2016.
7 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 February 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 3 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 May 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 January 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- juwi Renewable Energies
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2013/1749
- Appeal reference
- APP/Q3305/W/15/3011465
- Address (REPD)
- Norwood Park Farm, Wick Lane, Glastonbury
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2134
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Wood Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Worminster Down | solar farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Higher Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
| Lower Easton Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | refused | 9.8 |
| Pylle Southern solar park (Lower Easton Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.8 |
| Crapnell Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (51.1481, -2.6797).