Crays Hall Farm Solar Arrays (25.6 MW)
Crays Hall Farm Solar Arrays is a 25.6 MW solar farm project in Basildon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 14 May 2026; the record was last updated on 3 June 2026.
25.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 June 2026record last updated
Basildoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 8 March 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 30 August 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 30 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 August 2023 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 August 2025 | Construction started |
| 14 May 2026 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Boom Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Basildon
- Planning application reference
- 22/00296/FULL
- Appeal reference
- 23/00016/REFUSE
- Site area
- 44.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Crays Hall Farm Church Lane Ramsden Crays Billericay
- Council area (by location)
- Basildon
- Time to decision
- 78 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Crays Hall Farm - Solar Arrays
- REPD reference
- 10778
Who decides
| Applications | Basildon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barleylands Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Whites Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 2.0 |
| Nevendon Battery Storage Extension | battery storage | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Nevendon | battery storage | 10 | operational | 2.6 |
| Rayleigh Spur Roundabout, Benfleet | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 5.3 |
| Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
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 (51.6096, 0.4672).