Tuckey Farm (25 MW solar farm)

Tuckey Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 April 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 February 2025. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 29 April 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

25 MWsolar farm

approved, not builtmay be out of datestatus in REPD

25 February 2025record last updated

Buckinghamshirecouncil area

REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 29 April 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
25 March 2019	Application submitted
29 April 2021	Planning permission granted
29 April 2024	Permission expired

Project details

Technology: solar farm
Capacity: 25 MW
Status (REPD): approved, not built
Record last updated: 25 February 2025
Operator or applicant: Unknown
Planning authority: Buckinghamshire
Planning application reference: 19/00983/APP
Site area: 63.0 ha
Address (REPD): Tuckey Farm, East Claydon Road, Winslow,
Council area (by location): Buckinghamshire
Time to decision: 109 weeks
Contracts for Difference: AR4
REPD reference: 7311

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
Tuckey Farm 15/02543/APP	2.5	21 August 2015	replaced by a revised application

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
East Claydon Substation, East Claydon Road	battery storage	500	application submitted	1.0
East Claydon Battery Energy Storage	battery storage	500	approved, not built	1.6
Hogshaw Road, Granborough	battery storage	99	application withdrawn	2.1
Longbreach Solar Farm	solar farm	49.9	application submitted	2.8
Fox Covert Solar Farm	solar farm	22	operational	3.3
Wood End, Mursley Road	solar farm	36	approved, not built	5.8
Calvert Landfill Site Solar Array	solar farm	16	application submitted	7.1
Manor Farm	solar farm	12	approved, not built	7.7
Thornton Estate	solar farm	50	application submitted	7.8

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 (51.9335, -0.9087).