Stratford Road Solar Farm (5 MW)
Stratford Road Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 28 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 28 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2020 | Application submitted |
| 28 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 January 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Rowlandson Organisation Group
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/04311/APP
- Site area
- 7.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stratford Road
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 58 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8267
Who decides
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Potash Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 0.4 |
| Stony Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 79.9 | operational | 0.4 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Oaks Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Thornton Estate | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Mount Mill Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.3 |
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Land at Thornborough Grounds | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
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 (52.0141, -0.8685).