East End Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
East End Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Epping Forest, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 May 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
Epping Forestcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 June 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 3 May 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 May 2024 | Appeal allowed |
| 3 May 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Solar Park 18
- Planning authority
- Epping Forest
- Planning application reference
- EPF/1974/22
- Site area
- 69.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Harlow Road, Roydon, Harlow
- Council area (by location)
- Epping Forest
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 12925
Who decides
| Applications | Epping Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (30%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 27.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broxbournebury Solar Field | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.8 |
| Upland Road - 49.9 Megawatt Solar Panels | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 6.9 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 24 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Westmill Quarry, Westmill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | application submitted | 9.3 |
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 (51.7703, 0.0423).