Salcey Green Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Salcey Green Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Milton Keynes, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 10 July 2024; the record was last updated on 17 July 2024.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
17 July 2024record last updated
Milton Keynescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 10 July 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 17 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Salcey Green Farm
- Planning authority
- Milton Keynes
- Planning application reference
- 24/00830/FUL
- Site area
- 6.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Salcey Green Farm, Forest Road, Hanslope
- Council area (by location)
- Milton Keynes
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Salcey Green Farm - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 15458
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salcey Green Farm 23/01252/FUL | 5 | 12 June 2023 | withdrawn 3 August 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonepit Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.3 |
| Littlewood Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 2.2 |
| M1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 3.2 |
| Stoke Heights Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Salcey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Manor Farm (Horton) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Orchard Way Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| Preston, Deanery Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.8 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Yardley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 7.5 |
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 (52.1398, -0.8302).