Tooleys Farm (5.3 MW solar farm)
Tooleys Farm is a 5.3 MW solar farm project in Uttlesford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 8 October 2015; the record was last updated on 5 January 2016.
5.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 January 2016record last updated
Uttlesfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 July 2015 | Construction started |
| 8 October 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Uttlesford
- Planning application reference
- UTT/14/2739/FUL
- Site area
- 10.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Site At Tooleys Farm, Brookend Road, Stebbing, Dunmow, Essex
- Council area (by location)
- Uttlesford
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4859
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merks Hill Farm, Braintree Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Solar Farm at W/O A120 Chelmsford Road | solar farm | 9.9 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Drapers Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6 | operational | 7.8 |
| Hyde Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | operational | 8.1 |
| Felsted School Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Stanstead Solar Project | solar farm | 14.3 | under construction | 8.8 |
| Terriers Farm | solar farm | 44 | operational | 8.9 |
| Spriggs Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 9.3 |
| Slamseys Energy Storage | battery storage | 10 | under construction | 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 (51.885, 0.3944).