Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm. (50 MW)
Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm. is a 50 MW solar farm project in Rochford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 23 August 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 August 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital Limited
- Planning authority
- Rochford
- Planning application reference
- 23/00733/FUL
- Site area
- 69.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road; Land North Of Ulverston Road; Land Following Canewdon Road And Fambridge Road
- Council area (by location)
- Rochford
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic Farm.
- REPD reference
- 11927
Who decides
| Applications | Rochford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canewdon Road, Canewdon Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.0 |
| Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| South Fambridge Hall Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 50 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Wick Farm (Burnham on Crouch) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
| Marshes Farm | solar farm | 25.5 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Land West Of Flambirds Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.0 |
| Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Road | battery storage | 480 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Great Wheatley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 10.0 |
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 (51.6217, 0.7269).