Skye Green Solar Farm (15 MW)
Skye Green Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in Braintree, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
15 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
Braintreecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 3 April 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 April 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- PS Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- Braintree
- Planning application reference
- 24/02658/FUL
- Site area
- 22.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Feeringbury Farm, Coggeshall Road, Feering, Colchester
- Council area (by location)
- Braintree
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 16905
Who decides
| Applications | Braintree | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfields Farm (Colchester) | solar farm | 12.2 | operational | 4.1 |
| Park Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 35 | operational | 5.6 |
| Birch Airfield | solar farm | 5.6 | operational | 6.3 |
| Birch Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | operational | 6.4 |
| Cressing East Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.9 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Wilkin And Sons, Factory Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 6.9 |
| Land Adjacent Claypits Farm (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.1 |
| Cressing Farm, Witham Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.8 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (51.861, 0.7055).