Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm (5.2 MW)
Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm is a 5.2 MW solar farm project in Basildon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 January 2025; the record was last updated on 3 March 2025.
5.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 March 2025record last updated
Basildoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2024 | Construction started |
| 31 January 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ford Motor Company Limited
- Planning authority
- Basildon
- Planning application reference
- 22/00748/FULL
- Site area
- 6.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ford Research And Engineering Centre West Mayne Dunton Basildon
- Council area (by location)
- Basildon
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11486
Who decides
| Applications | Basildon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Dunton Road | battery storage | 368 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Lower Dunton Road Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 28 | operational | 1.9 |
| Fairwind Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.2 |
| Crouch Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 2.2 |
| Lime Kilns Energy Centre | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Whites Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 3.4 |
| Barleylands Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Crays Hall Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 25.6 | operational | 5.3 |
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 (51.5814, 0.4053).