Fawsley Estate, Fawsley Solar Arrays (12 MW)
Fawsley Estate, Fawsley Solar Arrays is a 12 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2024.
12 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 February 2024record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 24 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- WND/2022/0901
- Site area
- 24.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fawsley Estate, Fawsley
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Fawsley Estate, Fawsley - Solar Arrays
- REPD reference
- 12700
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newnham Grange Farm | battery storage | 15 | application submitted | 6.5 |
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 (52.2065, -1.181).