Storridge Road Solar Farm (31 MW)
Storridge Road Solar Farm is a 31 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 October 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 February 2022.
31 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
1 February 2022record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 12 October 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 October 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 31 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- NextPower SPV 15 Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2021/10592
- Site area
- 43.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The west side of Storridge Road, Westbury
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 97 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Storridge Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10514
Recorded together with Storridge Road (battery storage, approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blenches Mill | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 2.0 |
| Land at Poles Hole Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 2.4 |
| Land West Side of Axe and Cleaver Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Hoopers Pool, Southwick | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane | battery storage | 60 | refused | 5.3 |
| Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park | solar farm | 14.5 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Trowle Common | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Cockhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (51.2706, -2.2186).