Boxted Airfield (18.8 MW solar farm)
Boxted Airfield is an 18.8 MW solar farm project in Colchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 August 2015.
18.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 August 2015record last updated
Colchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 15 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 19 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Solar Fund
- Planning authority
- Colchester
- Planning application reference
- 145101
- Site area
- 20.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Langham, Colchester
- Council area (by location)
- Colchester
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2143
Who decides
| Applications | Colchester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenson Road - Urban Reserve Flexible Energy Facility | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Boxted | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Chancery Farm (Ardleigh) | solar farm | 11.9 | operational | 5.7 |
| Ardleigh Road, Little Bromley | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (51.9431, 0.9296).