Wick Farm Solar Park (14.6 MW)
Wick Farm Solar Park is a 14.6 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 July 2016; the record was last updated on 4 January 2016.
14.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 January 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 28 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2016 | Construction started |
| 1 July 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Hadstone Energy/ Communities for Renewables
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 05/14/00019
- Site area
- 36.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Wick Farm, Brean Road, Lympsham, Weston Super Mare, North Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2274
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill Farm solar park | solar farm | 7.8 | refused | 2.8 |
| Inner Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 4.6 |
| Pilrow | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 5.6 |
| Ashlawn Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 6.4 |
| Watchfield Lawn | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 7.3 |
| Sandbay, Elmsley Lane, Kewstoke Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.5 | approved, not built | 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 (51.2871, -2.9813).