Canon Barns Road Solar Park (8 MW)
Canon Barns Road Solar Park is an 8 MW solar farm project in Chelmsford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 31 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 31 January 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 31 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 31 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 January 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Bluestone Energy
- Planning authority
- Chelmsford
- Planning application reference
- 21/00502/FUL
- Site area
- 14.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O A130, S/O Canon Barns Road, East Hanningfield
- Council area (by location)
- Chelmsford
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8925
Who decides
| Applications | Chelmsford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 32.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Barns Road Solar Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green) | solar farm | 36.7 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon | battery storage | 100 | refused | 4.3 |
| Southlands Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 24.6 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Jackletts Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 5.8 |
| St Cleres Hall Pit Solar Array | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Land West Of Flambirds Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.0 |
| Prentice’s Farm- Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Corporation Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.1 |
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 (51.6658, 0.5298).