Wood End, Mursley Road (36 MW solar farm)
Wood End, Mursley Road is a 36 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 December 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 May 2022. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 2 December 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 2 December 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 January 2020 | Application submitted |
| 6 May 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 July 2022 | Appeal lodged |
| 2 December 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 December 2022 | Appeal allowed |
| 2 December 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 19/04485/APP
- Appeal reference
- APP/J0405/W/22/3302716
- Site area
- 48.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Home Farm, Mursley Road, Little Horwood, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 151 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 7605
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Covert Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | operational | 3.9 |
| Salden Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 4.6 |
| Thornton Estate | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Stratford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Land At Potash Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.6 |
| Tuckey Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Oaks Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Stony Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 79.9 | operational | 5.8 |
| Hogshaw Road, Granborough | battery storage | 99 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
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 (51.9677, -0.8449).