Solar Park - Whitchurch Farm (6.5 MW)
Solar Park - Whitchurch Farm is a 6.5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 January 2014; the record was last updated on 3 April 2014.
6.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 April 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 April 2012 | Application submitted |
| 6 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 January 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2012/0554
- Site area
- 14.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Whitchurch Farm, Chilcompton, Bath, Avon
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- SOLAR PARK - WHITCHURCH FARM
- REPD reference
- 1620
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel 2882, Water Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Midsomer Norton | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Shooters Bottom Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.8 |
| Ash Farm, Charlton Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| New Tyning Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | refused on appeal | 6.0 |
| The Flatts | solar | 6.8 | refused | 6.0 |
| Chelwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Stowey Road, Stowey Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Marksbury Plain Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
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 (51.2799, -2.5256).