Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) (49.6 MW)
Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) is a 49.6 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 February 2017.
49.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 February 2017record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 16 April 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 3 July 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 18 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 June 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 23 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/06140/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Y3940/A/14/2221012
- Site area
- 80.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Snarlton Farm Snarlton Lane Melksham Wilts
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 82 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1335
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snarlton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 0.9 |
| Wick Farm Melksham Substation | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.0 |
| Roundponds Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Melksham Substation East Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 5.3 |
| Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage | battery storage | 13 | permission expired | 5.4 |
| Solar Farm at Townsend Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Norrington Common Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.7 |
| Studley Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
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 (51.3734, -2.0897).