Kentishes Solar Farm (5 MW)
Kentishes Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Braintree, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 December 2016; the record was last updated on 18 April 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 April 2017record last updated
Braintreecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 4 February 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 September 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 8 April 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 April 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 13 December 2016 | Operational |
| 4 January 2017 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Push Energy/ NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- Braintree
- Planning application reference
- 14/00922/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z1510/W/15/3130930
- Address (REPD)
- Kentishes Farm, Kentish Farm Road, Stisted, Braintree
- Council area (by location)
- Braintree
- Time to decision
- 74 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1464
Who decides
| Applications | Braintree | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentish Farm 2 | battery storage | 22.5 | application submitted | 0.2 |
| Kentish Farm 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.5 | application submitted | 0.2 |
| Braintree Road, Cressing | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 3.9 |
| Cressing East Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 35 | operational | 4.8 |
| Gosfield Airfield | solar farm | 12.6 | operational | 5.8 |
| Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 18 | abandoned | 7.2 |
| Cressing Farm, Witham Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.8 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
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 (51.9059, 0.6024).