London Road, Irchester Solar Farm (26 MW)
London Road, Irchester Solar Farm is a 26 MW solar farm project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational; the record was last updated on 13 February 2024.
26 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
13 February 2024record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 13 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Atrato Onsite Energy
- Planning authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- NW/22/00353/FUL
- Site area
- 65.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South Of B570, Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough,
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- Name in REPD
- London Road, Irchester - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11423
Who decides
| Applications | North Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 44 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicarage Farm | battery storage | 50 | refused | 1.0 |
| Wellingborough Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Quarry, Ditchford Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Grendon Lakes, Grendon | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Grendon Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 5.3 |
| Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.4 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Grendon Road, Earls Barton | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Goosey Lodge Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park | solar farm | 15 | operational | 6.3 |
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 (52.2788, -0.6707).