Thornton Estate (50 MW solar farm)
Thornton Estate is a 50 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 23 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 September 2025.
50 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
4 September 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Stark Energy
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/02132/APP
- Site area
- 85.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Thornton, Milton Keynes
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Name in REPD
- Thornton Estate - Solar PV Panels
- REPD reference
- 19007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Stony Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 79.9 | operational | 2.3 |
| Land At Potash Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.3 |
| Land at Thornborough Grounds | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Oaks Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Mount Mill Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 4.2 |
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 (52.0022, -0.8888).