Wilmington Farm (7.6 MW solar farm)
Wilmington Farm is a 7.6 MW solar farm project in Bath and North East Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 14 February 2013; the record was last updated on 4 April 2013.
7.6 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
4 April 2013record last updated
Bath and North East Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 14 February 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- TGC Renewables
- Planning authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 12/04345/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Chelwood Road, Marksbury, Bath
- Council area (by location)
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1470
Who decides
| Applications | Bath and North East Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marksbury Plain Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Chelwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.1 |
| The Flatts | solar | 6.8 | refused | 2.3 |
| Gypsy Lane, Burnett Solar PV Arrays | solar farm | 24.5 | refused | 4.4 |
| Stowey Road, Stowey Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Parcel 2882, Water Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| East Dundry Lane, Norton Hawkfield | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Midsomer Norton | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 7.2 |
| Solar Park - Whitchurch Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 8.3 |
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 (51.353, -2.5021).