Watchfield Lawn (10.2 MW solar farm)
Watchfield Lawn is a 10.2 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 12 March 2014; the record was last updated on 1 December 2014.
10.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 December 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 1 August 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 November 2013 | Construction started |
| 12 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Belltown Power
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 12/13/00009
- Site area
- 26.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at, Watchfield Lawn, Watchfield, Highbridge, TA9 4LD
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1681
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 2.8 |
| Huntspill Level Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Pilrow | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 4.1 |
| Ashlawn Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 4.4 |
| Withy End | wind farm | 10 | refused | 4.4 |
| Black Ditch | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 4.5 |
| Pyde Drove | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.5 |
| Puriton Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 5.7 |
| Land to the South West of Horsey Lane | solar farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
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 (51.2253, -2.9446).