Cobham Road, Bookham Solar Farm (49.5 MW)
Cobham Road, Bookham Solar Farm is a 49.5 MW solar farm project in Mole Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 May 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 June 2026.
49.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
15 June 2026record last updated
Mole Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 25 April 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 21 May 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 May 2026 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Public Power Solution Limited
- Planning authority
- Mole Valley
- Planning application reference
- MO/2024/1048
- Site area
- 49.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Slyfield Farm, Cobham Road, Bookham, Cobham
- Council area (by location)
- Mole Valley
- Time to decision
- 97 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Cobham Road, Bookham - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 15940
Who decides
Mole Valley has 9 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Wood Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Fair Oak Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Dorking Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 6 | operational | 8.8 |
| Rushett Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (51.3088, -0.3751).