University of Surrey, Blackwell Farm Solar Farm (12.1 MW)
University of Surrey, Blackwell Farm Solar Farm is a 12.1 MW solar farm project in Guildford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 April 2024.
12.1 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 April 2024record last updated
Guildfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 18 April 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- SSE Enterprise Contracting
- Planning authority
- Guildford
- Planning application reference
- 24/P/00441
- Site area
- 45.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The W/O Blackwell Farm, Off West Flexford Lane, Wanborough,Guildford
- Council area (by location)
- Guildford
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Name in REPD
- University of Surrey, Blackwell Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16170
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Farm Solar Farm 22/P/02178 | — | 23 December 2022 | withdrawn 3 April 2024 |
Who decides
Guildford has 8 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
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 (51.2374, -0.6251).