Handley Park (5 MW solar farm)
Handley Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 March 2016; the record was last updated on 30 June 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 June 2016record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 January 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 9 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 September 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 24 March 2016 | Operational |
| 1 May 2016 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Haymaker Energy
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2014/1522/MAF
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z2830/W/14/3001220
- Site area
- 25.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Handley Park Farm, Handley Park, Towcester
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2231
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handley Park S/2014/0492/MAF | 19 | 9 April 2014 | refused 3 July 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shacks Barn Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.3 |
| Litchlake Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 3.9 |
| Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Homestead Farm (Alderton) | solar farm | 17.6 | operational | 6.7 |
| Manor Farm, Whitfield | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Yardley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 9.5 |
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 (52.1079, -1.0207).