West Essex Golf Club, Bury Road Solar Farm (10.7 MW)
West Essex Golf Club, Bury Road Solar Farm is a 10.7 MW solar farm project in Epping Forest, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 4 November 2025; the record was last updated on 16 December 2025.
10.7 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
16 December 2025record last updated
Epping Forestcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 4 November 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 November 2025 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- West Essex GC Green Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Epping Forest
- Planning application reference
- EPF/2596/23
- Site area
- 11.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Essex Golf Club Limited, Bury Road, Chingford
- Council area (by location)
- Epping Forest
- Time to decision
- 101 weeks
- Name in REPD
- West Essex Golf Club, Bury Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 14209
Who decides
| Applications | Epping Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (30%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 27.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys C Of E Va High School, Lieutenant Ellis Way | rooftop solar | 8.8 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (51.6506, 0.0112).