RAF Desborough (49.9 MW solar farm)
RAF Desborough is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 26 August 2018; the record was last updated on 4 February 2020.
49.9 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
4 February 2020record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 26 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 August 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 4 February 2020
- Operator or applicant
- RAF Desb
- Planning authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- KET/2015/0297
- Site area
- 112.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Desborough Airfield, Desborough Road, Stoke Albany, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4968
Who decides
| Applications | North Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 44 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaultney Solar Park | solar farm | 20.5 | operational | 2.2 |
| New Albion Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.4 | operational | 3.4 |
| Eckland Lodge Farm, Braybrooke | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Solar PV Panels | solar farm | 39 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Oakley Bush Solar Farm | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Braybrooke Village North, Harborough Road | battery storage | 252 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Draughton Maidwell Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 9.5 |
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 (52.4687, -0.7955).