Manor Farm, Whitfield (30 MW solar farm)
Manor Farm, Whitfield is a 30 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 17 January 2025.
30 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
17 January 2025record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 17 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy Esco Ltd
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- 2025/0018/MAF
- Site area
- 41.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Manor Farm, Whitfield, Brackley
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Name in REPD
- Manor Farm, Whitfield - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 14795
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turweston Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.7 | operational | 2.0 |
| Hall Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | operational | 2.9 |
| Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Welsh Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Spring Farm Ridge | wind farm | 15 | refused | 5.5 |
| Litchlake Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 5.9 |
| Halse Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Farthinghoe Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 6.9 |
| Shelswell Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (52.0506, -1.1113).