Parsonage Farm Solar PV Farm & Battery Storage (30 MW)
Parsonage Farm Solar PV Farm & Battery Storage is a 30 MW solar farm project in Uttlesford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 January 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 March 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
3 March 2026record last updated
Uttlesfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 29 January 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 January 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Trilogy Logistics REIT Limited
- Planning authority
- Essex
- Planning application reference
- UTT/25/1742/FUL
- Site area
- 47.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Parsonage Farm, Forest Hall Road, Stansted
- Council area (by location)
- Uttlesford
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Parsonage Farm - Solar PV Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 19353
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Uttlesford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Essex, Uttlesford.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tye Green Farm | solar farm | 14.9 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Hadham Road | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 4.2 |
| Stanstead Solar Project | solar farm | 14.3 | under construction | 4.5 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Wickham Hall Estate | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 5.6 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Berden Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 56 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Greens Farm | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
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 (51.8887, 0.2004).