The Place Solar Farm (23.2 MW)
The Place Solar Farm is a 23.2 MW solar farm project in Thurrock, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 25 November 2016; the record was last updated on 30 November 2016.
23.2 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 November 2016record last updated
Thurrockcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 23.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 November 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Be Renewables
- Planning authority
- Thurrock
- Planning application reference
- 14/01278/FUL
- Site area
- 46.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The Gateway Academy, Marshfoot Road, Grays
- Council area (by location)
- Thurrock
- Time to decision
- 102 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4886
Who decides
| Applications | Thurrock | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant | battery storage | 150 | operational | 2.4 |
| Tilbury Docks | wind farm | 12 | operational | 2.8 |
| Barvills Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Tilbury Energy Centre | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 4.8 |
| Thames Way, Northfleet | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Medebridge Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 6.3 |
| Ockendon Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | operational | 6.4 |
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 6.6 |
| New Barn Road | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (51.4757, 0.3635).