Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Court Farm (Frome)
Court Farm (Frome) is a cancelled solar power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 6.8 MW of capacity, operated by Sunsave 24.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Farm West Woodlands, Frome, BA11 5EN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 8 May 2014 (reference 2014/0852/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Aug 2015 (appeal refused, reference 2014/0852/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Aug 2014 (refused, reference 2014/0852/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sunsave 24 (Sunsave 24 (West Woodlands) Limited, applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.8 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 | 9.88 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1952, -2.3157 | 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.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Somerset, reference 2014/0852/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority Somerset, reference 2014/0852/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Somerset, reference 2014/0852/FUL)
How it compares
Court Farm (Frome) is the 1,932nd-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 2,973rd-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.8 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 | 1,932nd of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,973rd of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,695th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 161 grid connections (99 operating, 911 MW), 86 substations, 5 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Woodlands PV grid connection | Grid connection | 3.88 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Monksham Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 7.6 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Unit A1 Marston Trading Estate grid connection | Grid connection | 2.41 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Frome BSP | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Frome Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Holwell Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 996865179) | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Ark Data Centres | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 35 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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