Mount Mill Farm (12 MW solar farm)
Mount Mill Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 19 May 2015.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 May 2015record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 25 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- OPDE
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2014/1374/MAF
- Site area
- 30.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Mount Mill Farm, Stratford Road, Wicken
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2228
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mill Farm S/2014/0470/MAF | 18 | 4 April 2014 | refused 11 June 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Silver Spinney Farm | battery storage | 5 | under construction | 1.2 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Stony Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 79.9 | operational | 2.9 |
| Land At Potash Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.3 |
| Stratford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Oaks Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Thornton Estate | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 4.2 |
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 (52.0394, -0.8943).