Burton Wold Solar Farm (8.4 MW)
Burton Wold Solar Farm is an 8.4 MW solar farm project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired; the record was last updated on 27 May 2020.
8.4 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
27 May 2020record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- First Renewable Developments
- Planning authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- KET/2014/0863
- Site area
- 16.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Burton Wold Farm, Wold Road, Burton Latimer, Kettering,
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5024
Who decides
| Applications | North Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 44 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lodge Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Windmill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Latimer Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Wold Cottage Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Bryant Field Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 0.6 |
| Burton Wold Wind Farm - Northern Extension | wind farm | 14.4 | operational | 0.8 |
| Burton Wold Wind Farm South | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 1.3 |
| Burton Wold Windfarm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 1.3 |
| Burton Wold Solar Farm - Site A | solar farm | 19.5 | permission expired | 1.4 |
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 (52.3644, -0.662).