Wix Lodge (18.7 MW solar farm)
Wix Lodge is an 18.7 MW solar farm project in Tendring, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 30 April 2014.
18.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 April 2014record last updated
Tendringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 15 November 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 25 (Wix Lodge Farm) Limited/ Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning application reference
- 13/00896/FUL
- Site area
- 22.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Wix Lodge Colchester Road Wix Manningtree Essex CO11 2RP
- Council area (by location)
- Tendring
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1332
Who decides
| Applications | Tendring | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Ash Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Primrose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Land North of Horsley Cross Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Ardleigh Road, Little Bromley | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Solar Farm at Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Chancery Farm (Ardleigh) | solar farm | 11.9 | operational | 8.9 |
| Hartley Wood Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Valley Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 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 (51.9128, 1.1241).