Selwood Solar Farm (6 MW)
Selwood Solar Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 17 March 2022; the record was last updated on 29 November 2021.
6 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
29 November 2021record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2021 | Application submitted |
| 17 March 2022 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 29 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Land Value Alliances & Landowners Consortium
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2021/1862/EOUT
- Site area
- 17.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- 98 Birchill Lane, Frome
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- REPD reference
- 10011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frome Power, Styles Close Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Court Farm (Frome) | solar farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 2.5 |
| West Woodlands | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 2.9 |
| Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park | solar farm | 14.5 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Monksham Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 4.0 |
| St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane | battery storage | 60 | refused | 4.3 |
| Holwell Hill | solar farm | 6 | operational | 5.5 |
| Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
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 (51.217, -2.3115).