Farthinghoe Solar Farm (10 MW)
Farthinghoe Solar Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 12 November 2014; the record was last updated on 23 November 2014.
10 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
23 November 2014record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 23 November 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy UK Direct
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2014/1495/MAF
- Site area
- 22.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the east of Cockley Road Farthinghoe
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2230
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farthinghoe Solar Farm S/2014/0282/MAF | 10 | 25 February 2014 | withdrawn 7 May 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halse Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Welsh Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Hall Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | operational | 4.0 |
| Spring Farm Ridge | wind farm | 15 | refused | 4.5 |
| Manor Farm, Whitfield | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Turweston Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.7 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (52.0593, -1.2106).