Whirlbush Farm, Kingsey Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Whirlbush Farm, Kingsey Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 March 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 April 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2021 | Application submitted |
| 3 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Stark Energy
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/02821/APP
- Site area
- 49.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Whirlbush Farm, Risborough Road, Kingsey, Aylesbury
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Whirlbush Farm, Kingsey - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9347
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumpers Lane Solar Farm | battery storage | 13.3 | operational | 0.8 |
| Bumpers Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Bumpers Farm Phase 1 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.1 |
| Callie's Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Forty Green Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | refused | 3.6 |
| Kimblewick Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Moat Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.1 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Dodwells Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Postcombe | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.1 |
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 (51.758, -0.8997).