Green Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Green Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Tendring, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2015; the record was last updated on 16 February 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 February 2016record last updated
Tendringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 6 May 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning application reference
- 15/00147/FUL
- Site area
- 15.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Green Farm, Oakley Road, Wix
- Council area (by location)
- Tendring
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5089
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Farm (Wix Manningtree) 13/01210/FUL | 7 | 8 November 2013 | refused 7 February 2014 |
Who decides
| Applications | Tendring | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Burnt Ash Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | refused on appeal | 1.1 |
| Wix Lodge | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 2.0 |
| Land North of Horsley Cross Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Solar Farm at Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Hartley Wood Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Ardleigh Road, Little Bromley | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Halstead Road Eco Hub Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 26 | refused | 9.6 |
| Valley Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
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 (51.9119, 1.1535).