Bury Farm Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Bury Farm Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 July 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 January 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 July 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 July 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Interguide Group Limited
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/02775/APP
- Site area
- 36.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- R/O Bury Farm, Mill Road, Slapton, Leighton Buzzard
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 52 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bury Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10457
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 1.1 |
| Oakwood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.2 |
| Ledburn, Mentmore Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Great Seabrook Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Smarter Network Storage | battery storage | 6 | decommissioned | 4.2 |
| Leighton Road & Hawthorn | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Tilsworth | solar farm | 20.3 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Trinity Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | under construction | 5.6 |
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 (51.8793, -0.6438).