Yardley Road Solar Farm (40 MW)
Yardley Road Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 15 August 2025.
40 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
15 August 2025record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 15 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Solar 2 Limited
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- 2025/2767/MAF
- Site area
- 89.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Church End, Potterspury, Towcester
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- REPD reference
- 10009
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Farm (Alderton) | solar farm | 17.6 | operational | 3.3 |
| Silver Spinney Farm | battery storage | 5 | under construction | 3.9 |
| Mount Mill Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 4.8 |
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Stonepit Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Orchard Way Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 6.9 |
| Stony Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 79.9 | operational | 7.2 |
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 (52.0822, -0.8883).