Cressing East Solar Farm (24.9 MW)
Cressing East Solar Farm is a 24.9 MW solar farm project in Braintree, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
24.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
Braintreecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Braintree
- Planning application reference
- 23/02613/FUL
- Site area
- 23.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Lanhams Lanham Farm Road Cressing
- Council area (by location)
- Braintree
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Cressing East - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11235
Who decides
| Applications | Braintree | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 35 | operational | 1.3 |
| Braintree Road, Cressing | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 2.6 |
| Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 18 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Cressing Farm, Witham Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.8 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Park Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Kentish Farm 2 | battery storage | 22.5 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Kentish Farm 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.5 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Kentishes Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
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 (51.864, 0.606).