Tye Green Farm (14.9 MW solar farm)
Tye Green Farm is a 14.9 MW solar farm project in Uttlesford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 25 September 2014; the record was last updated on 16 August 2017.
14.9 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
16 August 2017record last updated
Uttlesfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 25 September 2014 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 16 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Uttlesford
- Planning application reference
- UTT/14/1916/FUL
- Site area
- 26.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Tye Green Farm Elsenham Elsenham Bishops Stortford
- Council area (by location)
- Uttlesford
- REPD reference
- 1829
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanstead Solar Project | solar farm | 14.3 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Parsonage Farm Solar PV Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 7.4 |
| Hadham Road | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 7.7 |
| Thaxted Solar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Wickham Hall Estate | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Berden Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 56 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (51.9015, 0.2484).