Westcott Venture Park Solar Farm (15 MW)
Westcott Venture Park Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 12 June 2019.
15 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
12 June 2019record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 May 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 May 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 12 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/01909/APP
- Site area
- 32.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Westcott Venture Park Site Office Building 214 Westcott Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 149 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1883
Who decides
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton Green Energy Park | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Littleton Green Energy Park | wind turbine | 6.2 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Knapps Hook Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | application withdrawn | 3.7 |
| Calvert Landfill Site Solar Array | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Longbreach Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| East Claydon Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Hogshaw Road, Granborough | battery storage | 99 | application withdrawn | 9.8 |
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 (51.8435, -0.9599).