Salcey Solar Farm (5 MW)
Salcey Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Milton Keynes, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 September 2014; the record was last updated on 4 July 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 July 2018record last updated
Milton Keynescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 7 March 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2014 | Construction started |
| 25 September 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 July 2018
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Capital
- Planning authority
- Milton Keynes
- Planning application reference
- 13/02504/FUL
- Site area
- 11.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bulls Head Farm, Eakley Lanes, Stoke Goldington, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Milton Keynes
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1878
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Heights Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Manor Farm (Horton) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Littlewood Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 4.0 |
| Rectory Farm/Emberton | solar farm | 9 | operational | 4.5 |
| Hyde Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Milton Keynes Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | operational | 5.0 |
| Salcey Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.1 |
| The Kickles | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Stonepit Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
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 (52.1466, -0.7565).