Manor Farm (12 MW solar farm)
Manor Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 June 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 February 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 7 June 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 7 June 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 7 June 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 November 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 June 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Iqony SENS UK Limited / Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/00130/APP
- Address (REPD)
- Manor Farm, E/O Buckingham
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 73 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8079
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Thornborough Grounds | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Gawcott Fields Farm | solar farm | 9.2 | operational | 3.4 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Thornton Estate | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Fox Covert Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | operational | 5.4 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Stratford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Mount Mill Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 6.4 |
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 (51.9962, -0.9571).