Roundponds Farm Solar Park (13.5 MW)
Roundponds Farm Solar Park is a 13.5 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 15 April 2015.
13.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 April 2015record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 May 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/06707/FUL
- Site area
- 30.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South East Of Leechpool Farm Norrington Lane Broughton Gifford Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage | battery storage | 13 | permission expired | 0.2 |
| Norrington Common Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.6 |
| Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Studley Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Melksham Substation East Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 2.2 |
| Wick Farm Melksham Substation | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Brockleaze, Neston Park Estate | battery storage | 450 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Little Chalfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 3.9 |
| Whaddon Lane, Hilperton | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
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 (51.3801, -2.1627).