Nythe Road, Pedwell Solar Photovoltaic Park (40 MW)
Nythe Road, Pedwell Solar Photovoltaic Park is a 40 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 29 August 2025.
40 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
29 August 2025record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 29 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1289/FUL
- Site area
- 59.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nythe Road, Pedwell, Bridgwater
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Name in REPD
- Nythe Road, Pedwell - Solar Photovoltaic Park
- REPD reference
- 19367
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nythe Road, Pedwell Solar Photovoltaic Park 2023/1892/FUL | 40 | 28 February 2024 | refused 29 May 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redlands Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 0.3 |
| Little Park Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | application withdrawn | 6.4 |
| Somerton Door Farm, Somerton Door Drove Solar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Somerton Door Farm | solar farm | 8.7 | operational | 6.9 |
| Aller Court Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.3 |
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 (51.1159, -2.8186).