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Solar planning in Brentwood
Brentwood has decided 6 solar farms and approved 83% of them, taking a median of 3.2 months to decide. Consented capacity: 66 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Brentwood compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Brentwood sits in the 12th percentile for approval rate (10 points below the England average) and the 27th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (7)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
The Marillac, Eagle Way - Solar PV Panels Marillac Care · 25/00453/FUL · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-19 |
Billericay Solar Farm - Solar Farm Conrad Energy · 24/01263/FUL · 5.7 mo to decide | 15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-30 |
Langford Bridge Farm, Ongar Road - Solar Panels JA Parrish and Sons Limited · 24/01323/PNOT · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-07 |
Peri Limited, Greenways - Solar Photovoltaics PERI Limited · 22/01441/PNOT · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.46 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-23 |
Crouch Solar Farm Low Carbon Storage · 21/00834/FUL · 7.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Operational | 2021-12-23 |
Ongar Landfill Ground mounted solar photovoltaic Infinis · ESS/21/21/BRW | 8.8 | Application Withdrawn | 2021-09-21 |
Land at Havering Grove Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · 15/00161/FUL · 4.3 mo to decide | 5 | Appeal Refused | 2015-06-26 |
Does Brentwood approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 6 solar farms Brentwood has decided, 83% were approved (5 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a solar farm application take in Brentwood?
The median time from application to decision is 3.2 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 Brentwood consented?
66 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes, with 5 MW refused. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Brentwood
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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