Roves Farm (Solar) (12.7 MW)
Roves Farm (Solar) is a 12.7 MW solar farm project in Swindon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 February 2015; the record was last updated on 9 March 2015.
12.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
9 March 2015record last updated
Swindoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 28 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 24 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Solar
- Planning authority
- Swindon
- Planning application reference
- S/14/0992
- Site area
- 12.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Roves Lane, Sevenhampton, Swindon
- Council area (by location)
- Swindon
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2049
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roves Farm (Solar) S/11/0248 | 5 | 28 March 2011 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Swindon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevor Farm | solar farm | 9.3 | operational | 1.4 |
| Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road | battery storage | 66 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Honda wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 2.7 |
| Westmill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Corner Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.3 |
| Catsbrain Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Mount Pleasant Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Stanton solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Westmill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
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 (51.5978, -1.6983).