Parcel 2882, Water Lane Solar Farm (9.2 MW)
Parcel 2882, Water Lane Solar Farm is a 9.2 MW solar farm project in Bath and North East Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 June 2025.
9.2 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 June 2025record last updated
Bath and North East Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 5 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited
- Planning authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 24/03894/FUL
- Site area
- 15.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Water Lane, Bristol
- Council area (by location)
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Parcel 2882, Water Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17422
Who decides
| Applications | Bath and North East Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midsomer Norton | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 1.5 |
| Solar Park - Whitchurch Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 3.2 |
| New Tyning Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | refused on appeal | 4.4 |
| The Flatts | solar | 6.8 | refused | 4.4 |
| Ash Farm, Charlton Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Marksbury Plain Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Chelwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Wilmington Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | refused | 6.2 |
| Stowey Road, Stowey Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
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 (51.2977, -2.4892).