Solar Farm at Townsend Farm (13.5 MW)
Solar Farm at Townsend Farm is a 13.5 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
13.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 22 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Ampyr
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2024/11631
- Site area
- 29.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Townsend Farm, Townsend, Poulshot, Devizes
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Byde Mill Solar Farm, Poulshot - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18110
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blounts Court Farm, Potterne | solar farm | 15 | refused | 3.3 |
| Stokes Marsh Farm | solar farm | 16.6 | operational | 3.3 |
| Potterne Park Farm, Potterne Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) | solar farm | 49.6 | operational | 5.5 |
| Snarlton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| Whaddon Lane, Hilperton | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Marsh Farm Hilperton | solar farm | 9.1 | operational | 9.3 |
| Roundponds Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 9.4 |
| Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (51.33, -2.0531).