Hall Farm (5.1 MW solar farm)
Hall Farm is a 5.1 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 April 2015.
5.1 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 April 2015record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 3 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- United Photovoltaics
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2013/1228/MAF
- Site area
- 8.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hall Farm, Radstone, Brackley
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2362
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm, Whitfield | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Welsh Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Halse Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Turweston Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.7 | operational | 4.0 |
| Farthinghoe Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 4.0 |
| Spring Farm Ridge | wind farm | 15 | refused | 4.0 |
| Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Litchlake Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 8.5 |
| Shelswell Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.1 |
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 (52.0529, -1.1533).