Medebridge Road Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Medebridge Road Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Thurrock, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2025; the record was last updated on 11 November 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
11 November 2025record last updated
Thurrockcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 10 May 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2024 | Construction started |
| 1 September 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Medebridge Solar
- Planning authority
- Thurrock
- Planning application reference
- 21/02159/FUL
- Site area
- 90.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fen Lane And Medebridge Road
- Council area (by location)
- Thurrock
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Medebridge Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10369
Who decides
| Applications | Thurrock | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ockendon Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | operational | 2.6 |
| Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane PV Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Clay Tye Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Fen Lane, Bulphan Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Clay Tye Farm Phase 2 - Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Clay Tye Farm Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Bulphan Fen Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Clay Tye Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | refused | 5.2 |
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 (51.5106, 0.2919).