Sutton Montis Road Solar Park / Sutton Bridge Solar Farm (5.4 MW)
Sutton Montis Road Solar Park / Sutton Bridge Solar Farm is a 5.4 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 February 2015; the record was last updated on 18 May 2015.
5.4 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 May 2015record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 April 2013 | Application submitted |
| 28 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 10 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- PS Renewables
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 13/01697/FUL
- Site area
- 12.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land OS 4200, Sutton Montis Road, Queen Camel, Yeovil
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2067
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bindwell Lane | solar farm | 13.4 | permission expired | 0.5 |
| Southfield Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 3.1 |
| Chilton Cantelo Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Hook Valley Solar Park | solar farm | 17 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (51.0133, -2.5647).