Solar Panels at Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cottered (49.9 MW)
Solar Panels at Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cottered is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in East Hertfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 January 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
10 January 2025record last updated
East Hertfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems RES ltd (Beaufort)
- Planning authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 3/24/2245/FUL
- Site area
- 85.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cottered, Buntingford
- Council area (by location)
- East Hertfordshire
- Name in REPD
- Beane Solar Farm - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 15672
The scheme also includes 354 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | East Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Conservation Park | battery storage | 99 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Mill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Weston Hills | wind farm | 6 | refused | 6.5 |
| Benington Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused | 7.2 |
| Wisbridge Farm | solar farm | 9.3 | operational | 7.9 |
| Weston | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 8.3 |
| Tophams Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
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 (51.9471, -0.0732).