Kislingbury Road Solar Farm (5 MW)
Kislingbury Road Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 July 2015; the record was last updated on 6 July 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 July 2015record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 July 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 July 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kislingbury Solar
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2015/1065/MAF
- Site area
- 10.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land west of, Banbury Lane, Rothersthorpe, Northampton
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5339
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land to the south of Hill Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 1.3 |
| Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.4 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Cinch Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens Solar | rooftop solar | 8.8 | operational | 4.7 |
| Glassthorpe Hill, Flore Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Preston, Deanery Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.8 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| M1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 8.2 |
| Welford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 8.8 |
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 (52.2064, -0.9577).