Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farm (46.4 MW)
Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farm is a 46.4 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 September 2025.
46.4 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
4 September 2025record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 46.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- 2025/3011/EIA
- Site area
- 57.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Milton Road, Gayton, Northampton
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Name in REPD
- Milton Road, Gayton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19423
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farm WNS/2021/1858/EIA | 49.7 | 28 October 2021 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kislingbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 1.7 |
| Land to the south of Hill Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 2.6 |
| Cinch Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens Solar | rooftop solar | 8.8 | operational | 5.6 |
| M1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 6.7 |
| Preston, Deanery Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.8 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Glassthorpe Hill, Flore Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Stonepit Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.4 |
| Salcey Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.8 |
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 (52.1927, -0.9451).