Clay Lane, St Osyth Solar Farm (20 MW)
Clay Lane, St Osyth Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Tendring, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 December 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 December 2025record last updated
Tendringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 27 November 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Lighthouse Development Consulting Limited
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning application reference
- 25/00939/FUL
- Site area
- 32.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The East of Clay Lane Clay Lane St Osyth
- Council area (by location)
- Tendring
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Clay Lane, St Osyth - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18976
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl's Hall | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 1.3 |
| Chisbon Solar Farm (Frowick Lane) | solar farm | 13 | operational | 2.0 |
| Hartley Wood Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Sladburys Farm | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Holland Road | solar farm | 12 | refused | 6.6 |
| Solar Farm at Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Bluegates Solar Park | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 8.7 |
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 (51.8045, 1.0935).