Burnt Ash Farm (13.5 MW solar farm)
Burnt Ash Farm is a 13.5 MW solar farm project in Tendring, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 8 September 2015; the record was last updated on 26 October 2015.
13.5 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
26 October 2015record last updated
Tendringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 1 August 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 September 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 8 September 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 26 October 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kinetica Solar
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning application reference
- 13/01340/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 14/00055/REFUSE
- Site area
- 25.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Burnt Ash Farm Spinnels Lane Wix Manningtree Essex
- Council area (by location)
- Tendring
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1977
Who decides
| Applications | Tendring | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.1 |
| Primrose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Wix Lodge | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 1.8 |
| Land North of Horsley Cross Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Solar Farm at Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Valley Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
| Ardleigh Road, Little Bromley | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Coxhall Road, Tattingstone | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (51.9213, 1.1469).