Gaultney Solar Park (20.5 MW)
Gaultney Solar Park is a 20.5 MW solar farm project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 4 October 2016.
20.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 October 2016record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- United Photovoltaics
- Planning authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- KET/2014/0391
- Site area
- 13.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Gaultney Farm, Pipewell Road, Desborough
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2188
Who decides
| Applications | North Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 44 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAF Desborough | solar farm | 49.9 | permission expired | 2.2 |
| New Albion Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.4 | operational | 2.9 |
| Eckland Lodge Farm, Braybrooke | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Solar PV Panels | solar farm | 39 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Oakley Bush Solar Farm | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Braybrooke Village North, Harborough Road | battery storage | 252 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Draughton Maidwell Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 7.6 |
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 (52.4488, -0.7982).