Park Grounds Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Park Grounds Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 26 April 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
26 April 2017record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 December 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 26 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Earthworm Energy
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/07373/FUL
- Site area
- 11.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Park Grounds, Brinkworth Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5585
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spittleborough Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.3 |
| Braydon Manor Farm | solar farm | 8.7 | operational | 3.8 |
| Wickfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Ravensroost Farm, Minety | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Park Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 5.0 |
| Rock Farm / Goldborough Farm (Rookwood) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Somerford Farm, Brinkworth | battery storage | 6.6 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Bentham Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 6.0 |
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (51.5547, -1.9276).