Pudds Cross Farm, Pudds Cross Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage (22 MW)
Pudds Cross Farm, Pudds Cross Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage is a 22 MW solar farm project in Dacorum, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 January 2026.
22 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 January 2026record last updated
Dacorumcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 23 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 December 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- BSR Energy
- Planning authority
- Dacorum
- Planning application reference
- 25/01535/MFA
- Site area
- 56.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pudds Cross Farm Pudds Cross Bovingdon
- Council area (by location)
- Dacorum
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Pudds Cross Farm, Pudds Cross - Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17107
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Dacorum | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lye Green Energy Storage | battery storage | 25 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| Little Heath Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Mop End Farm, Mop End Lane | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 9.7 |
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 (51.7105, -0.546).