Forty Green Farm (7.5 MW solar farm)
Forty Green Farm is a 7.5 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 29 October 2014; the record was last updated on 6 November 2014.
7.5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 November 2014record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 November 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/05105/FUL
- Site area
- 18.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Forty Green Farm Forty Green Bledlow Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2346
Who decides
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumpers Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Bumpers Farm Phase 1 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Bumpers Lane Solar Farm | battery storage | 13.3 | operational | 3.0 |
| Whirlbush Farm, Kingsey Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Callie's Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Kimblewick Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Postcombe | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Dodwells Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Moat Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.1 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
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 (51.7257, -0.8905).