Pyde Drove (7 MW solar farm)
Pyde Drove is a 7 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2014; the record was last updated on 26 August 2014.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 August 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 54/13/00010
- Site area
- 18.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at, Pyde Drove (2), The Causeway, Woolavington, Bridgwater
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land to the South West of Horsey Lane | solar farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| Withy End | wind farm | 10 | refused | 2.3 |
| Huntspill Level Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Puriton Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 3.8 |
| Horsey Levels Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 4.2 |
| Black Ditch | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 4.9 |
| Watchfield Lawn | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 5.5 |
| Saltlands Avenue Solar Parks | solar farm | 8.9 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Summerway Drove, East Bower | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (51.1781, -2.9237).