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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Cloford Common Farm

Cloford Common Farm is a 5 MW solar farm in South West England, operated by Octopus Investments. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • South West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningAug 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedAug 2015 (completed)
  3. ConstructionFeb 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingMay 2016 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
5 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Octopus Investments
Region
South West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
BA11 4PE
Coordinates
51.1909, -2.3873

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Cloford Common Farm compares

252nd of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
72nd of 192in South West
0.09%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.4 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 5 MW station would generate roughly 4.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,620 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.

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Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
Holwell Hill
Developer / operator
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Planning authority
Somerset
Planning reference
2014/1562/FUL
Application submitted
1 August 2014
Permission granted
28 August 2015
Construction started
15 February 2016
Began operating
15 May 2016
Capacity in planning record
6 MW
Address
Land At Toid, Burts Hill To Nunney Catch Roundabout, Trudoxhill, Frome, Somerset, Somerset
REPD reference
2004

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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