Swangleys Farm (8.5 MW solar farm)
Swangleys Farm is an 8.5 MW solar farm project in North Hertfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 16 September 2015; the record was last updated on 30 August 2018.
8.5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
30 August 2018record last updated
North Hertfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 September 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 August 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Solstice Renewables
- Planning authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/02153/1
- Site area
- 16.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Swangleys Farm, Swangleys Lane, Knebworth
- Council area (by location)
- North Hertfordshire
- REPD reference
- 2245
Who decides
| Applications | North Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 88.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benington Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused | 4.6 |
| Three Houses Lane | solar farm | 11.3 | refused | 4.7 |
| Rush Green Motors | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Welwyn Power Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Stevenage Road, Titmore Green | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 12.5 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Westmill Quarry, Westmill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Stanborough, Hatfield | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (51.8632, -0.1774).