Rodbourne Rail Farm Solar Park (7.6 MW)
Rodbourne Rail Farm Solar Park is a 7.6 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 2 August 2013; the record was last updated on 24 March 2014.
7.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 March 2014record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 May 2012 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 August 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2014
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 12/01122/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Rodbourne Rail Farm, Grange Lane, Corston, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Rodbourne Rail Farm - Solar Park
- REPD reference
- 1394
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hullavington Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.0 |
| Crudwell Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Lime Down Solar Project | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Lime Down | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Red Barn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Swallett Energy Park | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Lake Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.0 |
| Lodge Farm (Poulshot) | solar farm | 14.5 | operational | 7.0 |
| Malmesbury Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.1 |
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 (51.5612, -2.0994).