Brixworth Landfill, Scaldwell Road Solar Array & Battery Storage (5.6 MW)
Brixworth Landfill, Scaldwell Road Solar Array & Battery Storage is a 5.6 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 October 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 6 November 2025.
5.6 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
6 November 2025record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 October 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 6 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- 2025/4312/MAF
- Site area
- 8.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Brixworth Landfill Site Scaldwell Road Brixworth
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Name in REPD
- Brixworth Landfill, Scaldwell Road - Solar Array & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 19118
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brixworth Windfarm | wind farm | 13 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Hall Farm (Hannington) | solar farm | 10.9 | permission expired | 5.0 |
| Welford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Draughton Maidwell Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 7.3 |
| Sywell Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.3 |
| Kelmarsh Wind Farm (Resubmission) | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 9.2 |
| Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 600 | application submitted | 9.5 |
| Stonebrig Lane | solar farm | 18.8 | refused | 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 (52.3316, -0.8901).