Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm (35 MW)
Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm is a 35 MW solar farm project in East Hertfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 February 2026.
35 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 February 2026record last updated
East Hertfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Endurance Energy Wickham Hall Limited
- Planning authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 3/21/2601/FUL
- Site area
- 114.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Wickham Hall Estate Bishops Stortford
- Council area (by location)
- East Hertfordshire
- Time to decision
- 107 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 8485
Recorded together with Wickham Hall Estate (battery storage, approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | East Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickham Hall Estate | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Hadham Road | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 1.6 |
| Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 4.5 |
| Greens Farm | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Pelham | battery storage | 49 | operational | 5.1 |
| Berden Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 56 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Stocking Pelham | battery storage | 50 | refused | 5.3 |
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 (51.8916, 0.1187).