Mill Farm (5 MW solar farm, REPD 5887)
Mill Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in East Hertfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2016; the record was last updated on 18 April 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 April 2017record last updated
East Hertfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 November 2015 | Application submitted |
| 20 July 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 December 2016 | Operational |
| 4 January 2017 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Push Energy/ NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 3/15/2254/FUL
- Site area
- 13.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Mill Farm, Mentley Lane, Great Munden, Ware,
- Council area (by location)
- East Hertfordshire
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5887
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Farm 3/14/1058/FP | 9.6 | 16 June 2014 | refused 12 November 2014 |
Who decides
| Applications | East Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Panels at Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cottered | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Benington Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused | 6.0 |
| Westfield Conservation Park | battery storage | 99 | application submitted | 8.7 |
| Westmill Quarry, Westmill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | application submitted | 9.1 |
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 (51.9074, -0.0466).