The Village Of Halse (25 MW solar farm)
The Village Of Halse is a 25 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 January 2024.
25 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 January 2024record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Novus Renewable Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 23/22/0028
- Site area
- 34.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The N/O Preston Bowyer and S/O the village of Halse
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 65 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- The Village Of Halse - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 10272
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixford Fruit Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 1.7 |
| Halse Farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 2.1 |
| Montys Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Lower Marsh Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Fideoak Mills | battery storage | 30 | operational | 4.8 |
| Taunton Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 5.1 |
| Hele Manor Farm, Bradford On Tone | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| RITHERDENS FARM solar park | solar farm | 9.5 | refused | 5.5 |
| Tonedale Farm | solar farm | 5 | 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 (51.0594, -3.1847).