Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road (5 MW solar farm, REPD 4718)
Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road is a 5 MW solar farm project in Rochford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 November 2015; the record was last updated on 16 February 2016.
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operationalstatus in REPD
16 February 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 2 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 23 November 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- UK Solar Assets (Alcor LS-SPV)
- Planning authority
- Rochford
- Planning application reference
- 14/00649/FUL
- Site area
- 20.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North East of Fambridge Road, Ulverston Road, Rochford
- Council area (by location)
- Rochford
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4718
Who decides
| Applications | Rochford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Canewdon Road, Canewdon Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| South Fambridge Hall Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 50 | under construction | 1.0 |
| Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm. | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Road | battery storage | 480 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Land West Of Flambirds Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.7 |
| Great Wheatley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 8.1 |
| Rayleigh Transforming Station | battery storage | 10.8 | permission expired | 8.3 |
| Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon | battery storage | 100 | refused | 8.8 |
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 (51.6202, 0.6974).