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Solar planning in Basildon
Basildon has decided 12 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 3.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 72 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Basildon compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Basildon sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 19th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (14)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Bromfords School, Grange Avenue - Redevelopment Department For Education · 25/00918/FULL · 3.4 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-17 |
Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road - Solar Farm Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited · 24/01262/FULL · 7.1 mo to decide | 10 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-01 |
J Sainsbury, Cricketers Way - Solar Panels Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · 25/00133/PVPA · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.62 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-31 |
Endeavour Point, Endeavour Drive - Solar PV Panels Indurent PropCo B7 Limited · 24/01361/PVPA | 0.45 | Application Submitted | 2024-11-21 |
Barleylands Solar Farm Enso Energy Limited · 23/01468/FULL · 10.3 mo to decide | 17 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-10-08 |
David Lloyd Leisure, Festival Way - Soalr Panels Centrica Business Solutions Head Office · 23/01434/PVPA · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-12 |
Crays Hall Farm - Solar Arrays Boom Power Limited · 22/00296/FULL · 18 mo to decide | 25.6 | Under Construction | 2023-08-30 |
Unit 1, Watkins Close - Solar Pv Panels Mirastar · 23/00692/PVPA · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.28 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-10 |
Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton - Solar Farm Ford Motor Company Limited · 22/00748/FULL · 8.6 mo to decide | 5.2 | Operational | 2023-02-28 |
Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road - Solar Array Stockplace Investments Limited · 22/01604/PVPA · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-29 |
Barleylands Solar Farm Enso Energy Limited · 22/00411/FULL | — | Revised | 2022-04-05 |
Tesco Extra Hazelmere Push Energy · 18/01749/PVPA · 2.4 mo to decide | 0.4 | Operational | 2019-03-22 |
Outwood Farm (Phase 1) MS Power Projects · 14/00948/FULL · 4.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2014-12-11 |
Outwood Farm (Phase 2) Wirsol · 14/00948/FULL · 4.1 mo to decide | 7 | Awaiting Construction | 2014-12-11 |
Does Basildon approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 12 solar farms Basildon has decided, 100% were approved (12 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Basildon?
The median time from application to decision is 3.7 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Basildon consented?
72 MW has been consented across 12 approved schemes. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Basildon
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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