Halstead Road Eco Hub Solar Farm & Battery Storage (26 MW)
Halstead Road Eco Hub Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 26 MW solar farm project in Tendring, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 28 November 2022; the record was last updated on 7 October 2021.
26 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
7 October 2021record last updated
Tendringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 November 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 October 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Naturalis Energy Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning application reference
- 21/02181/FUL
- Site area
- 22.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Turpins Lane, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton on Sea
- Council area (by location)
- Tendring
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Halstead Road Eco Hub - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9765
The scheme also includes 3 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Holland Road | solar farm | 12 | refused | 4.8 |
| Sladburys Farm | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Hartley Wood Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Primrose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.6 |
| Earl's Hall | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 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 (51.8442, 1.2414).