Berden Hall Solar Farm (56 MW)
Berden Hall Solar Farm is a 56 MW solar farm project in Uttlesford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 June 2026.
56 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 June 2026record last updated
Uttlesfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 18 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 56 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Uttlesford
- Planning application reference
- UTT/22/2046/PINS
- Site area
- 71.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Dewes Green Road, Berden, Bishops Stortford
- Council area (by location)
- Uttlesford
- Time to decision
- 102 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 20388
Who decides
| Applications | Uttlesford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Essex, Uttlesford.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham | battery storage | 49 | operational | 0.8 |
| Stocking Pelham | battery storage | 50 | refused | 1.0 |
| Greens Farm | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Dellows, Ginns Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 1.2 |
| Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 1.6 |
| Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Wickham Hall Estate | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
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 (51.9369, 0.131).