Southfield Farm Solar Park (11.5 MW)
Southfield Farm Solar Park is an 11.5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
11.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 9 July 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 14/00215/FUL
- Site area
- 22.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Southfield Farm, Smithy Lane, Yeovilton, Yeovil,
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 76 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2060
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southfield Farm Solar Park 13/01192/FUL | 11.5 | 16 April 2013 | refused 11 July 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton Cantelo Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Bindwell Lane | solar farm | 13.4 | permission expired | 2.6 |
| Sutton Montis Road Solar Park / Sutton Bridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 3.1 |
| Tintinhull Forts Solar Park | solar farm | 6 | refused | 8.3 |
| Higher Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
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 (51.0141, -2.6086).