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Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm)
Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) is an operational 49.6 MW solar farm in Wiltshire, generating since 31 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 18 June 2015, 19 months after submission. Operator of record: Foresight.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 19 November 2013 |
| Permission granted | 18 June 2015 19 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2016 9 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 1.2 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 4.2 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.5 | 5.1 km |
Battery · Operational | 50 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 5.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 7.3 km |
How big is Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm)?
Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) has a recorded installed capacity of 49.6 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm)?
REPD records the operator as Foresight. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 19 November 2013. Permission was granted on 18 June 2015, 19 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2016, 9 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 1335.
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