Shooters Bottom Solar Park (7 MW)
Shooters Bottom Solar Park is a 7 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 5 February 2014; the record was last updated on 3 April 2014.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 April 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 28 July 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 February 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2011/0529
- Address (REPD)
- Townsend Lane, Chewton, Mendip
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1575
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Park - Whitchurch Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Crapnell Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 5.6 |
| Parcel 2882, Water Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Lodge Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 8.2 |
| Ash Farm, Charlton Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Worminster Down | solar farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
| Midsomer Norton | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 8.8 |
| Hurlingpot Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | refused on appeal | 9.0 |
| Stowey Road, Stowey Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (51.2588, -2.5864).