Church Farm (6.2 MW solar farm)
Church Farm is a 6.2 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 December 2015; the record was last updated on 22 December 2015.
6.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 December 2015record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 16 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/02302/APP
- Site area
- 12.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To South Of Church Farm Church Road Slapton Buckinghamshire LU7 9BX
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2216
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Great Seabrook Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Oakwood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Ledburn, Mentmore Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Smarter Network Storage | battery storage | 6 | decommissioned | 5.2 |
| Leighton Road & Hawthorn | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Bury Farm, Dickens Lane | battery storage | 350 | refused | 5.6 |
| Tilsworth | solar farm | 20.3 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Trinity Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | under construction | 5.8 |
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 (51.8718, -0.6326).