Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Uttlesford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 15 January 2026; the record was last updated on 25 March 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
25 March 2026record last updated
Uttlesfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 15 January 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Limited
- Planning authority
- Uttlesford
- Planning application reference
- UTT/25/1224/FUL
- Site area
- 64.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pelham Substation Maggots End Road Manuden
- Council area (by location)
- Uttlesford
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Maggots End Road, Berden - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 18946
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storage UTT/21/3356/FUL | 49.9 | 12 November 2021 | refused 24 January 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berden Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 56 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Pelham | battery storage | 49 | operational | 2.3 |
| Greens Farm | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Stocking Pelham | battery storage | 50 | refused | 2.5 |
| Dellows, Ginns Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Wickham Hall Estate | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
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 (51.928, 0.1489).