Gosfield Airfield (12.6 MW solar farm)
Gosfield Airfield is a 12.6 MW solar farm project in Braintree, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 February 2015; the record was last updated on 19 March 2015.
12.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 March 2015record last updated
Braintreecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 17 April 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2014 | Construction started |
| 1 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Push Energy
- Planning authority
- Braintree
- Planning application reference
- 13/01463/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Gosfield Airfield, Land At Southey Green Sible, Hedingham, Essex
- Council area (by location)
- Braintree
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1912
Who decides
| Applications | Braintree | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentishes Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Kentish Farm 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.5 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Kentish Farm 2 | battery storage | 22.5 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Braintree Road, Cressing | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 8.9 |
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 (51.9558, 0.5797).