Potterne Park Farm, Potterne Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Potterne Park Farm, Potterne Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 April 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 3 July 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 April 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 April 2026 | Appeal allowed |
| 20 April 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Potterne Solar Project Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2023/10332
- Site area
- 79.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Potterne Park Farm, Nr Potterne, Devizes
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 122 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Potterne Park Farm, Potterne - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 15715
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blounts Court Farm, Potterne | solar farm | 15 | refused | 2.2 |
| Solar Farm at Townsend Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Stokes Marsh Farm | solar farm | 16.6 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (51.3087, -1.9868).