Broadway House Farm Solar Farm (50 MW)
Broadway House Farm Solar Farm is a 50 MW solar farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 November 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 November 2025.
50 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 November 2025record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 23/02205/RENE
- Site area
- 79.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Church Lane
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 8350
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Horton Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Burnt House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Low Horton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Aesica Pharmaceuticals | wind farm | 6 | refused | 4.7 |
| West Sleekburn Battery Storage Compound | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Tranwell Airfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused | 7.4 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panels | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 7.7 |
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 (55.1245, -1.5927).