Clay Tye Farm (15.9 MW solar farm)
Clay Tye Farm is a 15.9 MW solar farm project in Havering, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 January 2015; the record was last updated on 30 May 2016.
15.9 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 May 2016record last updated
Haveringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 January 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 June 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 30 September 2015 | Secretary of State intervened |
| 2 February 2016 | Appeal refused |
| 2 February 2016 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Solutions
- Planning authority
- Havering
- Planning application reference
- P1249.14
- Appeal reference
- APP/B5480/W/15/3007618
- Site area
- 30.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Associated to Clay Tye Farm Clay Tye Road & South of St Marys Lane Upminster
- Council area (by location)
- Havering
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2170
Who decides
| Applications | Havering | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Tye Farm Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Clay Tye Farm Phase 2 - Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Fen Lane, Bulphan Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 2.1 |
| Clay Tye Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Bulphan Fen Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Ockendon Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | operational | 3.6 |
| Medebridge Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 5.2 |
| Fairwind Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.9 |
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 (51.557, 0.3044).