Calvert Landfill Site Solar Array (16 MW)
Calvert Landfill Site Solar Array is a 16 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 25 March 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 17 September 2021. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 17 September 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Infinis Solar Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- CM/0016/21
- Address (REPD)
- Solar Park Development On A Capped Part Of The Calvert Landfill Site Brackley Lane, S/O Calvert Village Buckingham
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- REPD reference
- 9642
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knapps Hook Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| East Claydon Substation, East Claydon Road | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Bicester Road, Launton | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| East Claydon Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Tuckey Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Westcott Venture Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | abandoned | 7.1 |
| Littleton Green Energy Park | wind turbine | 6.2 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Littleton Green Energy Park | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Longbreach Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.8 |
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 (51.9027, -0.9995).