Barvills Solar Farm (5 MW)
Barvills Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Thurrock, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2017; the record was last updated on 4 October 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
4 October 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 29 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- BE Renewables/Barvills Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Thurrock
- Planning application reference
- 15/00288/FUL
- Site area
- 6.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Barvills Farm, Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury, Thurrock
- Council area (by location)
- Thurrock
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5942
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barvills Solar Farm 14/01124/FUL | 11.6 | 21 October 2014 | withdrawn 16 March 2015 |
Who decides
| Applications | Thurrock | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilbury Energy Centre | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 1.2 |
| Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant | battery storage | 150 | operational | 3.2 |
| The Place Solar Farm | solar farm | 23.2 | refused | 4.2 |
| Tilbury Docks | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.2 |
| Gateway Energy Centre | battery storage | 450 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Marsh Farm, Fobbing Solar Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 7.2 |
| Thames Way, Northfleet | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Land adjacent to the former Coryton Refinery | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.2 |
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 9.0 |
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 (51.4721, 0.4234).