Dengie (19 MW solar farm)
Dengie is a 19 MW solar farm project in Maldon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 May 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 May 2024.
19 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 May 2024record last updated
Maldoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 2 May 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Maldon
- Planning application reference
- 23/01236/FULM
- Site area
- 33.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Keelings Road Dengie
- Council area (by location)
- Maldon
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dengie - Solar PV array
- REPD reference
- 15641
The scheme also includes 5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dengie 23/00244/FULM | 19 | 13 April 2023 | refused 3 July 2023 |
Who decides
| Applications | Maldon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (55%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlewick wind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 2.0 |
| Turncole Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Marshes Farm | solar farm | 25.5 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Bradwell Wind Farm (Repower) | wind farm | 20 | operational | 5.2 |
| Wick Farm (Burnham on Crouch) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
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 (51.6773, 0.8743).