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Solar planning in Maldon
Maldon has decided 8 solar farms and approved 75% of them, taking a median of 4.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 96 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Maldon compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Maldon sits in the 4th percentile for approval rate (18 points below the England average) and the 12th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (13)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Marshes Farm One Planet · 24/00901/FULM · 9.2 mo to decide | 25.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-10 |
Prentice�s Farm- Solar Farm Anglo Renewables · 24/00366/FULM · 4.4 mo to decide | 21 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-06 |
Dengie - Solar PV array British Solar Renewables · 23/01236/FULM · 4.4 mo to decide | 19 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-02 |
Prentice�s Farm- Solar Farm Anglo Renewables · 23/00807/FULM · 5.6 mo to decide | 25 | Revised | 2024-02-01 |
Dengie - Solar PV array British Solar Renewables · 23/00244/FULM · 2.7 mo to decide | 19 | Revised | 2023-07-03 |
Sub Zero And Wolf Limited, The Street - Solar Panels Sub Zero & Wolf Limited · 22/00872/FUL · 2.3 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-21 |
Maldon Wycke Solar Farm Low Carbon UK · 22/00261/FUL · 5.5 mo to decide | 25 | Operational | 2022-08-08 |
Corporation Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · 15/00779/FUL · 20.7 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2017-04-25 |
Land West Of Flambirds Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · 15/00780/FUL · 3.6 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2015-11-30 |
Wick Farm (Burnham on Crouch) Countryside Renewables · 14/00775/FUL · 4.6 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-01-26 |
Beckingham Road Lightsource Renewable Energy · 14/00283/FUL · 2.5 mo to decide | 10.7 | Application Refused | 2014-07-28 |
South of Beckingham Road Lightsource Renewable Energy · 13/00818/FUL · 2.5 mo to decide | 10.8 | Revised | 2013-11-21 |
Little Braxted Solar Park Lightsource Renewable Energy · 13/00036/FUL · 5 mo to decide | 15 | Appeal Withdrawn | 2013-06-14 |
Does Maldon approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 8 solar farms Maldon has decided, 75% were approved (6 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Maldon?
The median time from application to decision is 4.4 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 Maldon consented?
96 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes, with 16 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Maldon
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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