Wandon End Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Wandon End Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Hertfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 July 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 July 2025record last updated
North Hertfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 15 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 July 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- EPL 002 Limited
- Planning authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/03231/FP
- Site area
- 106.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ne/O Wandon End, Luton
- Council area (by location)
- North Hertfordshire
- Time to decision
- 132 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Wandon End - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13055
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | North Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 88.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ld At Lawrence End Park &, Dane Street | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Land North of Chiltern Greeen | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Chiltern Green Road | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Rush Green Motors | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 12.5 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Three Houses Lane | solar farm | 11.3 | refused | 8.0 |
| Stevenage Road, Titmore Green | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Vauxhall Motors | rooftop solar | 5 | abandoned | 9.2 |
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 (51.8958, -0.3511).