Puriton Landfill Solar Farm (11.4 MW)
Puriton Landfill Solar Farm is an 11.4 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2015; the record was last updated on 29 February 2016.
11.4 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 February 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- SBC Renewables
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 42/14/00012
- Site area
- 26.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at, Walpole and Puriton Landfill Sites off Puriton Road and, Batch Road, Puriton, Bridgwater
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2190
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withy End | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.9 |
| Horsey Levels Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 1.9 |
| Black Ditch | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 2.0 |
| Huntspill Level Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Land to the South West of Horsey Lane | solar farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 2.2 |
| Pyde Drove | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.8 |
| Saltlands Avenue Solar Parks | solar farm | 8.9 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Watchfield Lawn | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 5.7 |
| Summerway Drove, East Bower | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (51.1788, -2.9784).