Bumpers Lane Solar Farm (13.3 MW)
Bumpers Lane Solar Farm is a 13.3 MW battery storage project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 March 2020; the record was last updated on 1 December 2021.
13.3 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
1 December 2021record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2016 | Application submitted |
| 16 March 2020 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 13.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/A1926/NON
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Bumpers Farm, Ilmer Lane, Ilmer, Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- REPD reference
- 6913
Recorded together with Bumpers Farm Phase 2 (12 MW solar farm, approved, not built).
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 1 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.6 |
| Whirlbush Farm, Kingsey Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Callie's Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Forty Green Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | refused | 3.0 |
| Kimblewick Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Moat Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.1 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Postcombe | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Dodwells Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (51.7527, -0.8924).