Crick Road (49.9 MW solar farm)
Crick Road is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 3 October 2022; the record was last updated on 25 May 2023.
49.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
25 May 2023record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 April 2020 | Application submitted |
| 19 November 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 October 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 25 May 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Lightrock Power / Bluefield Solar Income Fund
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- DA/2020/0200
- Site area
- 80.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at, Crick Road, Yelvertoft, Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7954
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelvertoft Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 2.0 |
| Crick Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Watford Lodge | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Lilbourne Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.4 |
| Rugby Road, Kilsby - Rainsbrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Winwick | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 5.0 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 6.1 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | operational | 6.2 |
| Watford Gap Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 6.3 |
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 (52.3596, -1.1357).