Spittleborough Farm (12 MW solar farm)
Spittleborough Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 March 2014; the record was last updated on 26 August 2014.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 August 2014record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 9 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 January 2014 | Construction started |
| 25 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- MTS Spittleborough Solar Ltd
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/02191/FUL
- Site area
- 22.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Swindon Road Lydiard Tregoze Royal Wootton Bassett Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2061
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Park Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 2.1 |
| Rock Farm / Goldborough Farm (Rookwood) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Park Grounds Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.3 |
| Mannington Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 4.7 |
| Brindley Close (Extension) | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 5.5 |
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Braydon Manor Farm | solar farm | 8.7 | operational | 6.0 |
| Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
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 (51.5464, -1.8814).