Butlers Farm (7.7 MW solar farm)
Butlers Farm is a 7.7 MW solar farm project in Uttlesford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 22 March 2016; the record was last updated on 4 April 2016.
7.7 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 April 2016record last updated
Uttlesfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 March 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 22 March 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Push Energy
- Planning authority
- Uttlesford
- Planning application reference
- UTT/14/2755/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/C1570/W/15/3132170
- Site area
- 7.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Butlers Farm, Butlers Lane, Saffron, Walden, Essex
- Council area (by location)
- Uttlesford
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4824
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butlers Farm UTT/13/2889/FUL | 9.3 | 1 November 2013 | refused 30 January 2014 |
Who decides
| Applications | Uttlesford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Essex, Uttlesford.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | operational | 4.0 |
| Little Linton Farm | wind farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 6.8 |
| Abbey Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 9.2 |
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 9.4 |
| Thaxted Solar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (52.0427, 0.274).