Cressing Farm, Witham Road Solar Farm (13.8 MW)
Cressing Farm, Witham Road Solar Farm is a 13.8 MW solar farm project in Braintree, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
13.8 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
Braintreecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 6 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Eden Renewables
- Planning authority
- Braintree
- Planning application reference
- 24/02673/FUL
- Site area
- 40.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cressing Farm Witham Road Cressing
- Council area (by location)
- Braintree
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Cressing Farm, Witham Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12123
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 18 | abandoned | 0.7 |
| Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Park Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Cressing East Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 35 | operational | 3.3 |
| Braintree Road, Cressing | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 5.0 |
| Little Braxted Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | appeal withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Slamseys Energy Storage | battery storage | 10 | under construction | 6.1 |
| Skye Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (51.8369, 0.6095).