West Woodlands (5 MW solar farm)
West Woodlands is a 5 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2016; the record was last updated on 22 April 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 April 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 24 February 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 April 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 24 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 August 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 25 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 23 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 24/ Vogt solar
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2014/2326/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Q3305/W/15/3006749
- Site area
- 9.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Court Farm, West Woodlands, Frome
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4889
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court Farm (Frome) | solar farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | <0.1 |
| Monksham Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 1.7 |
| Selwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 2.7 |
| Frome Power, Styles Close Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Holwell Hill | solar farm | 6 | operational | 4.6 |
| Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park | solar farm | 14.5 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane | battery storage | 60 | refused | 6.8 |
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 (51.1948, -2.3184).