Beechtree Junction, Potters Crouch (49.9 MW solar farm)
Beechtree Junction, Potters Crouch is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in St Albans, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 4 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 15 August 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
15 August 2025record last updated
St Albanscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 15 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen Development Limited
- Planning authority
- St Albans
- Planning application reference
- 5/2025/1132
- Site area
- 106.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Solar Farm Potters Crouch
- Council area (by location)
- St Albans
- Name in REPD
- Beechtree Junction, Potters Crouch - Solar PV Panels
- REPD reference
- 18698
Who decides
| Applications | St Albans | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly Lane, Elstree BESS | battery storage | 99.9 | appeal lodged | 7.8 |
| Elstree Substation, Hilfield Lane | battery storage | 400 | application withdrawn | 9.2 |
| Little Heath Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 9.6 |
| Hilfield Solar arrays & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 9.7 |
| Hilfield Lane, Aldenham | battery storage | 170 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (51.7379, -0.3899).