Stonepit Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Stonepit Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 July 2014; the record was last updated on 10 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2016record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 24 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 May 2014 | Construction started |
| 28 July 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lark Energy
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2013/1201/MAF
- Site area
- 41.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stonepit Farm Hanslope Road Hartwell
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2364
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salcey Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 1.3 |
| Littlewood Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 3.0 |
| M1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 3.3 |
| Stoke Heights Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Homestead Farm (Alderton) | solar farm | 17.6 | operational | 6.3 |
| Salcey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Yardley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Manor Farm (Horton) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Orchard Way Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
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 (52.1339, -0.8471).