Water Eaton Farm / Port Farm (34.8 MW solar farm)
Water Eaton Farm / Port Farm is a 34.8 MW solar farm project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 March 2015; the record was last updated on 2 March 2018.
34.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 March 2018record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 April 2014 | Application submitted |
| 21 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2014 | Construction started |
| 25 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 34.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight/ Vogt solar
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/04326/FUL
- Site area
- 60.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Water Eaton Farm, Latton
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2085
Who decides
| Applications | Wiltshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 140 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 18 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 13 of 110 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Eaton Farm | solar farm | 17.8 | operational | 2.0 |
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Chapel Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Malmesbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Stanton solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Pentylands Farm | solar farm | 19 | operational | 6.1 |
| Corner Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.4 |
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
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 (51.6433, -1.8178).