Welford Road Solar Farm (5 MW)
Welford Road Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 January 2025.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
20 January 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Brampton Valley Way Trust
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- 2024/5418/MAF
- Site area
- 6.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Welford Road
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Name in REPD
- Welford Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17896
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinch Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens Solar | rooftop solar | 8.8 | operational | 4.6 |
| Brixworth Landfill, Scaldwell Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.6 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Brixworth Windfarm | wind farm | 13 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
| Kislingbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.8 |
| Land to the south of Hill Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 9.3 |
| Glassthorpe Hill, Flore Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.4 |
| Hall Farm (Hannington) | solar farm | 10.9 | permission expired | 9.4 |
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 (52.282, -0.9205).