Bumpers Farm Phase 1 (5 MW solar farm)
Bumpers Farm Phase 1 is a 5 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 March 2017; the record was last updated on 30 June 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 June 2017record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 September 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 February 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 October 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 25 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 25 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Planning
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/01926/APP
- Appeal reference
- APP/K0425/W/14/3001711
- Site area
- 50.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Bumpers Farm, Ilmer Lane, Ilmer, Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 67 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2186
Who decides
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumpers Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Bumpers Lane Solar Farm | battery storage | 13.3 | operational | 0.6 |
| Whirlbush Farm, Kingsey Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Callie's Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Forty Green Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | refused | 2.5 |
| Kimblewick Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Moat Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.1 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Postcombe | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Dodwells Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (51.7483, -0.8963).