South Hill Farm solar park (7.8 MW)
South Hill Farm solar park is a 7.8 MW solar farm project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 August 2013; the record was last updated on 4 September 2013.
7.8 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
4 September 2013record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 21 August 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Energi
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 13/P/0854/F2
- Address (REPD)
- Land at South Hill Farm Bridgwater Road Bleadon BS24 0AL
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1396
Who decides
| Applications | North Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wick Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 14.6 | operational | 2.8 |
| Pilrow | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 6.4 |
| Inner Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 6.9 |
| Ashlawn Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 7.0 |
| Sandbay, Elmsley Lane, Kewstoke Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.5 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Towerbrook Farm (Banwell Solar Farm) | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 7.7 |
| Bowerhouse Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 8.0 |
| Bowerhouse Farm (extension) | solar farm | 19.8 | under construction | 8.6 |
| Manor Farm, Wick Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.0 |
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 (51.3086, -2.9597).