Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (35 MW)
Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage is a 35 MW solar farm project in Braintree, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2024; the record was last updated on 30 October 2024.
35 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 October 2024record last updated
Braintreecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 23 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2023 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Limited
- Planning authority
- Braintree
- Planning application reference
- 21/01878/FUL
- Site area
- 65.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Periwinkle Hall, Links Road, Perry Green, Bradwell, Braintree
- Council area (by location)
- Braintree
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 9282
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (operational).
Who decides
| Applications | Braintree | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cressing East Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.9 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 18 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.1 |
| Cressing Farm, Witham Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.8 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Park Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Braintree Road, Cressing | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 3.7 |
| Kentish Farm 2 | battery storage | 22.5 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Kentish Farm 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.5 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Kentishes Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (51.8651, 0.6242).