Somerton Door Farm (8.7 MW solar farm)
Somerton Door Farm is an 8.7 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
8.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 2 June 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 August 2014 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 14/00876/FUL
- Site area
- 18.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Somerton Door Farm, Somerton Door Drove, Somerton, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1836
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerton Door Farm, Somerton Door Drove Solar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Little Park Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | application withdrawn | 0.8 |
| Higher Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Redlands Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 6.7 |
| Nythe Road, Pedwell Solar Photovoltaic Park | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Park Wood Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Aller Court Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Tintinhull Forts Solar Park | solar farm | 6 | refused | 8.0 |
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 (51.0673, -2.7573).