Rectory Farm/Emberton (9 MW solar farm)
Rectory Farm/Emberton is a 9 MW solar farm project in Milton Keynes, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 1 April 2015.
9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 April 2015record last updated
Milton Keynescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 February 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon
- Planning authority
- Milton Keynes
- Planning application reference
- 14/00407/FUL
- Site area
- 17.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The East of Rectory Farm Newton Road Emberton
- Council area (by location)
- Milton Keynes
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2144
Who decides
| Applications | Milton Keynes | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 77 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 49 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 26 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | operational | 0.6 |
| Hyde Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Salcey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| The Kickles | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Nunn Wood | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 6.0 |
| Stoke Heights Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Snakes Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.5 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Manor Farm (Horton) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Littlewood Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (52.1367, -0.6927).