South Fambridge Hall Solar farm & Battery storage (50 MW)
South Fambridge Hall Solar farm & Battery storage is a 50 MW solar farm project in Rochford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 January 2025; the record was last updated on 4 March 2025.
50 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
4 March 2025record last updated
Rochfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables / BayWa r.e. UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Rochford
- Planning application reference
- 21/00605/FUL
- Site area
- 66.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South Fambridge Hall, Fambridge Road, South Fambridge, Rochford
- Council area (by location)
- Rochford
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- Name in REPD
- South Fambridge Hall - Solar farm & Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 9273
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
Who decides
| Applications | Rochford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.0 |
| Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.0 |
| Canewdon Road, Canewdon Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm. | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Land West Of Flambirds Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.7 |
| Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Road | battery storage | 480 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon | battery storage | 100 | refused | 8.0 |
| Corporation Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.1 |
| Great Wheatley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 8.1 |
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 (51.6275, 0.6887).