Thaxted Solar farm (40 MW)
Thaxted Solar farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Uttlesford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 January 2024.
40 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 January 2024record last updated
Uttlesfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 29 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 18 December 2023 | Appeal allowed |
| 18 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Limited
- Planning authority
- Uttlesford
- Planning application reference
- UTT/21/1833/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 23/00029/REF
- Site area
- 52.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Of Thaxted
- Council area (by location)
- Uttlesford
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Thaxted - Solar farm
- REPD reference
- 8475
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Uttlesford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Essex, Uttlesford.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terriers Farm | solar farm | 44 | operational | 3.0 |
| Spriggs Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.3 |
| Hyde Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | operational | 4.8 |
| Long Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | operational | 5.8 |
| Tye Green Farm | solar farm | 14.9 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
| Stanstead Solar Project | solar farm | 14.3 | under construction | 8.9 |
| Butlers Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | refused on appeal | 9.7 |
| Tooleys Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (51.9603, 0.3213).