Manor Farm (Horton) (5 MW solar farm)
Manor Farm (Horton) is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 April 2016; the record was last updated on 31 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2016record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 21 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 April 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Capital Stage
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2014/1289/MAF
- Site area
- 11.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Manor Farm Ravenstone Lane Horton
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2205
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salcey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Salcey Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.2 |
| Preston, Deanery Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.8 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Hyde Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Stoke Heights Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Littlewood Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 5.7 |
| M1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 5.7 |
| Stonepit Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Nunn Wood | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 7.2 |
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 (52.1752, -0.7804).