Chisbon Solar Farm (Frowick Lane) (13 MW)
Chisbon Solar Farm (Frowick Lane) is a 13 MW solar farm project in Tendring, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 5 March 2015; the record was last updated on 19 May 2015.
13 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 May 2015record last updated
Tendringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 26 July 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 5 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- ESCO NRG
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning application reference
- 13/00360/FUL
- Site area
- 18.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Frowick Lane St Osyth Essex CO16 8HJ
- Council area (by location)
- Tendring
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1950
Who decides
| Applications | Tendring | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Lane, St Osyth Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Earl's Hall | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 2.2 |
| Hartley Wood Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Holland Road | solar farm | 12 | refused | 6.9 |
| Sladburys Farm | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Bluegates Solar Park | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 7.1 |
| Solar Farm at Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Holmwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | refused on appeal | 9.1 |
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 (51.8219, 1.0873).