Pentylands Farm (19 MW solar farm)
Pentylands Farm is a 19 MW solar farm project in Swindon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 30 April 2014.
19 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 April 2014record last updated
Swindoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 15 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 September 2013 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Moser Baer
- Planning authority
- Swindon
- Planning application reference
- S/12/1094
- Site area
- 35.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pentylands Lane, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Swindon
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1593
Who decides
| Applications | Swindon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynt Farm | solar farm | 27 | operational | 2.3 |
| Stanton solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Castle Eaton Farm | solar farm | 17.8 | operational | 4.2 |
| Corner Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Snowswick Lane, Coleshill Solar Farm | solar farm | 39.6 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road | battery storage | 66 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Catsbrain Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Westmill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 6.1 |
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 (51.653, -1.7305).