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Flaxlands Solar Farm

Sector: Solar • Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom

Source: Swindon Advertiser

Project
Planned

The Flaxlands Solar Farm is a proposed 87-hectare solar farm north of Royal Wootton Bassett and west of Hook village in Wiltshire. It will have a generating and Battery Energy Storage System capacity of 49 megawatts, supplying electricity to approximately 21,000 homes annually. The project includes environmental considerations such as wildlife impact minimization, revised panel layout, and biodive

Status
Prospective
Sector
Solar, Energy Storage, Raw Materials, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Swindon Advertiser

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The project “Flaxlands Solar Farm” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Swindon, England, United Kingdom. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Swindon Advertiser.

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The Flaxlands Solar Farm is a proposed 87-hectare solar farm north of Royal Wootton Bassett and west of Hook village in Wiltshire. It will have a generating and Battery Energy Storage System capacity of 49 megawatts, supplying electricity to approximately 21,000 homes annually. The project includes environmental considerations such as wildlife impact minimization, revised panel layout, and biodiversity net gain. The planning application was submitted to Wiltshire Council on July 4, 2025, and is currently under statutory consultation.

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Energy

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United Kingdom (UK)

State

England

City

Swindon

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Swindon Advertiser

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Solar, Energy Storage, Raw Materials, Power Generation (CCGT)

Article published date

2025-09-16

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