Halse Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Halse Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 November 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 March 2022.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 March 2022record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 October 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 13 February 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 14 November 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 November 2023 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- WNS/2022/0557/EIA
- Appeal reference
- WNS/2022/0557/EIA
- Site area
- 79.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Halse Road, south of Greatworth,
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Halse Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10877
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatworth Solar Farm & Battery Stations WNS/2021/0935/EIA | 49.9 | 29 June 2021 | withdrawn 2 December 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farthinghoe Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 1.0 |
| Welsh Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Hall Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | operational | 3.4 |
| Spring Farm Ridge | wind farm | 15 | refused | 3.5 |
| Manor Farm, Whitfield | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Turweston Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.7 | operational | 7.3 |
| Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | application submitted | 9.7 |
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 (52.0652, -1.199).