Wick Farm (Burnham on Crouch) (5 MW solar farm)
Wick Farm (Burnham on Crouch) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Maldon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 December 2015; the record was last updated on 14 August 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
14 August 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 26 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 17 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Countryside Renewables
- Planning authority
- Maldon
- Planning application reference
- 14/00775/FUL
- Site area
- 12.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Burnham Wick Farm, Wick Road, Burnham on Crouch, Essex, CM0 8FA
- Council area (by location)
- Maldon
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2268
Who decides
| Applications | Maldon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (55%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshes Farm | solar farm | 25.5 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Turncole Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Middlewick wind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 5.3 |
| Dengie | solar farm | 19 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm. | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Bradwell Wind Farm (Repower) | wind farm | 20 | operational | 9.3 |
| Canewdon Road, Canewdon Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (51.6272, 0.843).