Land at Thornborough Grounds (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Thornborough Grounds is a 5 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 5 July 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 July 2018record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 July 2018
- Operator or applicant
- NESF (formerly Lark Energy)
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00723/APP
- Site area
- 12.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Thornborough Grounds, Bletchley Road, Thornborough
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5092
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Thornton Estate | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Stratford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Mount Mill Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 4.2 |
| Stony Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 79.9 | operational | 4.2 |
| Land At Potash Farm | solar farm | 7 | 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 (52.0078, -0.9272).