The Transmitting Station, Williton Solar Farm (Wyndham Estate) (25 MW)
The Transmitting Station, Williton Solar Farm (Wyndham Estate) is a 25 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 May 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 February 2026.
25 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 February 2026record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 31 July 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 28 March 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 28 May 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 May 2024 | Appeal allowed |
| 28 May 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy ES Co Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 3/39/21/028
- Appeal reference
- APP/E3335/W/24/3337226
- Site area
- 39.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O the Transmitting Station, Washford, Williton
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 127 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- The Transmitting Station, Williton - Solar Farm (Wyndham Estate)
- REPD reference
- 10185
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Transmitting Station, Williton Battery Storage (Wyndham Estate) | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Smithyard Lane | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Higher Bye Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 0.9 |
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 (51.1748, -3.3478).