Hyde Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Hyde Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Milton Keynes, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 March 2017; the record was last updated on 26 April 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 April 2017record last updated
Milton Keynescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 12 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 16 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Conergy
- Planning authority
- Milton Keynes
- Planning application reference
- 15/01791/FUL
- Site area
- 11.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hyde Farm, Warrington Road, Olney
- Council area (by location)
- Milton Keynes
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5685
Who decides
| Applications | Milton Keynes | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 77 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 49 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 26 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunn Wood | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Rectory Farm/Emberton | solar farm | 9 | operational | 4.5 |
| Salcey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Milton Keynes Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | operational | 5.0 |
| Manor Farm (Horton) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Nun Wood (Milton Keynes) | wind farm | 9 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| Nun Wood (Wellingborough) | wind farm | 9 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| Nun Wood (Bedford) | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 6.1 |
| Grendon Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 7.0 |
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 (52.1763, -0.7033).