Top Lodge Solar Farm (5 MW)
Top Lodge Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 29 July 2020; the record was last updated on 27 May 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
27 May 2020record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 July 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 July 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- First Renewable Developments
- Planning authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- KET/2015/0422
- Site area
- 9.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Top Lodge, Burton Wold Farm, Wold Road, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northamptonshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5388
Who decides
| Applications | North Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 44 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Burton Wold Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.4 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Latimer Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Wold Cottage Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Bryant Field Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 0.6 |
| Burton Wold Wind Farm - Northern Extension | wind farm | 14.4 | operational | 0.8 |
| Burton Wold Wind Farm South | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 1.3 |
| Burton Wold Windfarm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 1.3 |
| Burton Wold Solar Farm - Site A | solar farm | 19.5 | permission expired | 1.4 |
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 (52.3644, -0.662).