Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bushfurlong Solar Farm
Bushfurlong Solar Farm is a cancelled solar power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by ZW Bushfurlong Ltd.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | BUSHFURLONG SOLAR FARM | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Bushfurlong Farm, Bushfurlong Road, Isle Brewers, Taunton, TA3 6QS | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Feb 2011 (reference 1100662FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Dec 2011 (withdrawn, reference 1100662FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ZW Bushfurlong Ltd (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 15 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.9898, -2.8899 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Somerset, reference 1100662FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Somerset, reference 1100662FUL)
How it compares
Bushfurlong Solar Farm is the 2,173rd-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 3,291st-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,173rd of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,291st of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,138th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 57 grid connections (36 operating, 267 MW), 34 substations, 2 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Bunford Park Development grid connection | Grid connection | 6.17 MW | Planned | 17 km |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum grid connection | Grid connection | 4.01 MW | Operating | 17 km |
| Pipplepen Farm Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | 32.6 MW | Planned | 18 km |
| West Hendford Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Chilton Cantello Primary | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 39 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 39 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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