Land At Potash Farm (7 MW solar farm)
Land At Potash Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2013; the record was last updated on 29 September 2015.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 September 2015record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 20 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- PS Renewables
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 11/00179/APP
- Address (REPD)
- Nash Road Beachampton Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1184
Who decides
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 79.9 | operational | 0.3 |
| Stratford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Oaks Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Thornton Estate | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Mount Mill Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.3 |
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Land at Thornborough Grounds | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
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 (52.0167, -0.8641).