Ledburn, Mentmore Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Ledburn, Mentmore Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 January 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 January 2026record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 December 2025 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall Wind Power Limited (Vattenfall)
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/02313/APP
- Site area
- 100.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Of Ledburn Mentmore
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 65 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ledburn, Mentmore - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11814
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 0.3 |
| Bury Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Church Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 3.2 |
| Great Seabrook Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Smarter Network Storage | battery storage | 6 | decommissioned | 4.3 |
| Straws Hadley Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Leighton Road & Hawthorn | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Folly Farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operational | 6.3 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
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 (51.881, -0.6773).