Wrotham Park (30 MW solar farm)
Wrotham Park is a 30 MW solar farm project in Hertsmere, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 18 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 29 August 2025.
30 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
29 August 2025record last updated
Hertsmerecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 29 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena
- Planning authority
- Hertsmere
- Planning application reference
- 25/1023/FUL
- Site area
- 39.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Earls Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar
- Council area (by location)
- Hertsmere
- Name in REPD
- Wrotham Park - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 19077
Who decides
| Applications | Hertsmere | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Swanland Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.3 |
| Potters Bar Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Tollgate Farm, Welham Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Tollgate Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.5 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Dellsome Power Hatfield Grid Station Energy storage facility | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Butterfly Lane, Elstree BESS | battery storage | 99.9 | appeal lodged | 5.4 |
| Hilfield Solar arrays & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 7.8 |
| Elstree Substation, Hilfield Lane | battery storage | 400 | application withdrawn | 7.9 |
| Hilfield Lane, Aldenham | battery storage | 170 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
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 (51.6938, -0.241).