The Royal Bath & West Showground Solar Farm (5 MW)
The Royal Bath & West Showground Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 20 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- The Royal Bath and West of England Society
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2011/0440
- Site area
- 11.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Shepton Mallet
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 6 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1814
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Easton Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | refused | 1.2 |
| Pylle Southern solar park (Lower Easton Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Hurlingpot Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | refused on appeal | 4.6 |
| Lodge Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 6.3 |
| Sheephouse Farm solar park | solar farm | 9 | refused | 7.0 |
| Crapnell Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 7.7 |
| Worminster Down | solar farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 8.4 |
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 (51.1495, -2.5232).