Land to the south of Hill Farm (6.8 MW solar farm)
Land to the south of Hill Farm is a 6.8 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 20 April 2017.
6.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 April 2017record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- TGC Renewables
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2015/2469/MAF
- Site area
- 16.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the south of Hill Farm, Gayton Road, Kislingbury
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5880
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land to the south of Hill Farm S/2015/1190/MAF | 6.8 | 27 May 2015 | withdrawn 16 July 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kislingbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 1.3 |
| Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.4 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Cinch Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens Solar | rooftop solar | 8.8 | operational | 5.5 |
| Glassthorpe Hill, Flore Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Preston, Deanery Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.8 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Welford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| M1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (52.2061, -0.9772).