Fox Covert Solar Farm (22 MW)
Fox Covert Solar Farm is a 22 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 12 October 2023; the record was last updated on 12 October 2023.
22 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
12 October 2023record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | Application submitted |
| 1 June 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 October 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 October 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/02582/APP
- Site area
- 47.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fox Covert Solar Farm, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7958
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckey Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| East Claydon Substation, East Claydon Road | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Wood End, Mursley Road | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Thornton Estate | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| East Claydon Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Hogshaw Road, Granborough | battery storage | 99 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Land at Thornborough Grounds | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Longbreach Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.7 |
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 (51.9626, -0.9007).