Preston, Deanery Solar Farm (27.8 MW)
Preston, Deanery Solar Farm is a 27.8 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 October 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 January 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 October 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Grange Farm Partnership
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- 2023/7911/MAF
- Site area
- 31.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- NE/O Preston Deanery
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Name in REPD
- Preston, Deanery - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11728
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 4.7 |
| Manor Farm (Horton) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Cinch Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens Solar | rooftop solar | 8.8 | operational | 6.7 |
| Salcey Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.0 |
| Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.4 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Stonepit Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Kislingbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.8 |
| Salcey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
| Grendon Road, Earls Barton | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (52.2026, -0.8427).