Worminster Down (15 MW solar farm)
Worminster Down is a 15 MW solar farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 28 August 2015; the record was last updated on 5 October 2015.
15 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 October 2015record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 August 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 March 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 28 August 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 October 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Good Energy Generation
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2014/0962/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Q3305/W/15/3003992
- Site area
- 46.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Worminster Down Cross Farm North Wootton
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2317
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crapnell Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 4.5 |
| Norwood Park Farm | solar farm | 7 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Pylle Southern solar park (Lower Easton Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Lower Easton Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | refused | 7.6 |
| Hurlingpot Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| The Royal Bath & West Showground Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.4 |
| Shooters Bottom Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 8.8 |
| Lodge Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 9.0 |
| Park Wood Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (51.1843, -2.63).