Long Meadow Solar Farm (19 MW)
Long Meadow Solar Farm is a 19 MW solar farm project in Uttlesford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 June 2025; the record was last updated on 28 July 2025.
19 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2025record last updated
Uttlesfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 21 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Solar Park 4 Limited
- Planning authority
- Uttlesford
- Planning application reference
- UTT/21/0688/FUL
- Site area
- 54.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Cole End Farm Lane Wimbish Essex
- Council area (by location)
- Uttlesford
- Time to decision
- 117 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 8824
Who decides
| Applications | Uttlesford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Essex, Uttlesford.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butlers Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | refused on appeal | 4.0 |
| Thaxted Solar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Spriggs Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 7.3 |
| Terriers Farm | solar farm | 44 | operational | 7.4 |
| Hyde Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | operational | 9.1 |
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 (52.0076, 0.2855).