Barleylands Solar Farm (17 MW)
Barleylands Solar Farm is a 17 MW solar farm project in Basildon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 October 2024.
17 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
28 October 2024record last updated
Basildoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 8 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Basildon
- Planning application reference
- 23/01468/FULL
- Site area
- 119.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Barleylands Barleylands Road Billericay
- Council area (by location)
- Basildon
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15461
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barleylands Solar Farm 22/00411/FULL | — | 5 April 2022 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Basildon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whites Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 0.7 |
| Crays Hall Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 25.6 | operational | 1.8 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Nevendon | battery storage | 10 | operational | 3.5 |
| Nevendon Battery Storage Extension | battery storage | 5 | operational | 3.5 |
| Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 3.5 |
| Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Crouch Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 4.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.6012, 0.4454).