Rudge Farm Solar Farm (7 MW)
Rudge Farm Solar Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2013; the record was last updated on 10 May 2016.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2016record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 July 2012 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 December 2012 | Construction started |
| 28 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Orta Solar
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- E/2012/0946/FUL
- Site area
- 18.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rudge Manor Farm, Rudge, Marlborough
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- RUDGE FARM SOLAR FARM
- REPD reference
- 1091
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley Farm (Orta Membury Solar Farm) | solar farm | 17 | operational | 7.3 |
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 (51.4204, -1.6067).