Park Wall Solar Park (5 MW)
Park Wall Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 March 2013; the record was last updated on 15 April 2013.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 April 2013record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 24 May 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2012 | Construction started |
| 21 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Unknown
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 09/11/00010
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the east of M5 motorway, and south of A372, Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater Without, Bridgwater
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1103
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerway Drove, East Bower | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Saltlands Avenue Solar Parks | solar farm | 8.9 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Cobbs Cross Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Horsey Levels Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 4.7 |
| Impens Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Land to the South West of Horsey Lane | solar farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| North Newton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Puriton Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 6.6 |
| Pyde Drove | solar farm | 7 | 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 (51.1195, -2.971).