Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road Solar Farm (10 MW)
Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road Solar Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Basildon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 May 2025.
10 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 May 2025record last updated
Basildoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2024 | Application submitted |
| 1 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited
- Planning authority
- Basildon
- Planning application reference
- 24/01262/FULL
- Site area
- 16.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Great Cowbridge Grange Farm London Road
- Council area (by location)
- Basildon
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17349
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Havering Grove Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 0.8 |
| Brentwood nergy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Hutton Battery Storage (Lower Road) | battery storage | 10 | operational | 2.7 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Solar Farm at Billericay Solar Farm North Of Rayleigh Road Hutton | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Crouch Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 4.3 |
| Barleylands Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 5.2 |
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 (51.6274, 0.3919).