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Solar planning in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes has decided 46 solar farms and approved 91% of them, taking a median of 1.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 59 MW. 7 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Milton Keynes compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Milton Keynes sits in the 27th percentile for approval rate (2 points below the England average) and the 74th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (53)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
New Bradwell School, Bounty Street - Solar Panels Solar Options for Schools Limited · PLN/2026/0262 | — | Application Submitted | 2026-03-11 |
Red Bull Racing, Bradbourne Drive - Solar Panels Red Bull Racing Limited · PLN/2026/0038 | 0.67 | Application Submitted | 2026-01-20 |
The Milton Keynes Academy, Fulwoods Drive - Solar Panels Creative Education Trust · PLN/2025/2323 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.35 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-22 |
The Premier Academy, Saffron Street - Solar Panels Solar Options for Schools Limited · PLN/2025/2184 · 1.1 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-09 |
Third Avenue, Bletchley - Solar Panels Indurent Propco A4 Limited · PLN/2025/1485 · 2.3 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-11-04 |
Wolverton Swimming And Fitness Centre, Addington Avenue - Solar Panels Wolverton Leisure Trust · PLN/2025/1907 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.38 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-24 |
Burners Lane, Kiln Farm - Solar Panels eEnergy Group Plc · PLN/2025/1361 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-22 |
Glebe Farm All Through School, Burney Drive - Solar Panels eEnergy · PLN/2025/0001 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-17 |
Volkswagen Group UK, Garamonde Drive - Solar Panels Volkswagen Group UK Limited · 24/01527/PRIOR · 4.3 mo to decide | 0.7 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-21 |
Brioche Pasquier UK, Garamonde Drive - Solar Canopies Brioche Pasquier · 24/01946/PRIOR · 2.6 mo to decide | 0.61 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-09 |
Delaware Drive, Tongwell - Solar Panels Electron Green · PLN/2024/2110 · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.47 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-28 |
DHL Supply Chain, Pendeen Crescent -Solar Panels GLP Capital · 24/01291/PRIOR · 1.5 mo to decide | 1.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-22 |
Unit 2, Watling Street - Solar Panels Iceland Frozen Foods Limited · 24/01175/PRIOR · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-12 |
Salcey Green Farm - Solar Panels Salcey Green Farm · 24/00830/FUL · 2.8 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2024-07-10 |
Chippenham Drive, Kingston - Solar Panels Syzygy Renewables · 24/00743/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 1.75 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-02 |
Dawson Rentals Vans, Dawson Road - Solar Carport Canopy & BESS Dawson Rental Vans Limited · 24/00696/FUL · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-28 |
Brioche Pasquier, Garamonde Drive - Solar Panels Brioche Pasquier · 24/00684/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.94 | Application Refused | 2024-05-15 |
Deltic Avenue, Rooksley - Solar Panels Columbia Threadneedle Investments Limited · 24/00498/PRIOR · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-10 |
Pendeen Crescent, Snelshall East - Solar panels GLP Capital · 24/00745/PRIOR | 1.23 | Application Submitted | 2024-04-02 |
Northfield Drive, Northfield Drive - Solar Panels LCS Energy Limited · 24/00199/PRIOR · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.31 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-26 |
Linford Wood Business Park, Linford Wood - Solar Panels Regional REIT · 24/00245/PRIOR · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.41 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-20 |
A G Barr Plc, Crossley Drive - Solar Panels AG Barr Plc · 23/02441/PRIOR · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-18 |
David Lloyd, Livingstone Drive - Solar Panels David Lloyd Leisure · 23/02038/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.56 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-13 |
Tanners Drive, Blakelands - Solar Panels The Bread Factory · 23/01532/PRIOR · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-01 |
Salcey Green Farm - Solar Panels Salcey Green Farm · 23/01252/FUL | 5 | Revised | 2023-08-03 |
Ingram Content Group UK, Chapter House - Solar Panels ZLC Energy (Liskeard) · 23/01199/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.98 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-03 |
Midway Centre, Harding Road - Solar Panels Logicor · 23/01243/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.53 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-24 |
Lavendon Road - Solar Panels Eon UK PLC · 23/01576/PRIOR | 0.18 | Application Submitted | 2023-07-14 |
Caldecote Farm - Storage & Distribution Unit Newlands Developments · 21/02440/OUTEIS · 21.8 mo to decide | 0.26 | Under Construction | 2023-07-11 |
Home Farm, Bedford Road - Solar Power Array Brayfield Farms Limited · 22/02645/FUL · 6.8 mo to decide | 0.33 | Application Refused | 2023-05-31 |
Sensient Flavours, Bilton Road - Solar Panels Sensient Flavours Limited · 23/00835/PRIOR · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.47 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-25 |
Delico, Steinbeck Crescent - Solar Panels Cranswick Plc · 23/00187/FUL · 3 mo to decide | 1.55 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-04-27 |
Vodafone, Fingle Drive - Solar PV Panels Vodafone Milton Keynes · 23/00246/PRIOR · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.34 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-23 |
Thornbury, West Ashland - Solar Photovoltaic System Dominos Pizza Uk & Ireland Limited · 22/03119/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.88 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-20 |
Gosh Foods, Maidstone Road - Solar Panels Gosh! Foods Limited · 22/03114/PRIOR · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.45 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-10 |
Dawson Road, Bletchley - Solar Panels Deli 24 · 22/01313/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.28 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-08-09 |
Cold Brayfield - Solar Array Brayfield Farms Limited · 22/01333/FUL | 0.33 | Revised | 2022-07-28 |
Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge - Solar Panels Badminton England · 22/00942/PANSOL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.52 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-06-08 |
Fen Street- Solar Panels Gazeley · 22/00750/PANSOL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-05-17 |
Northfield Drive, Northfield - Solar Panles Zestec Asset Management · 22/00325/PANSOL · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.75 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-03-31 |
Winterhill House - Solar Panels Big Yellow Group Plc · 21/02654/PANSOL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-11-09 |
Harvie Card Way - Solar panels Zestec Asset Management · 21/01352/FUL · 3.4 mo to decide | 1.97 | Operational | 2021-10-01 |
Dawson Road, Bletchley - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Standard Life Investments · 21/03007/PANSOL | 0.26 | Application Submitted | 2021-10-01 |
Mercedes Benz UK - Solar array car port Mercedes Benz Retail Group Limited · 21/01669/FUL · 3.6 mo to decide | 2 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-09-27 |
The Town Hall - Solar Panels Wolverton & Greenleys Town Council · 21/00811/PANSOL · 3.8 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2021-05-17 |
Sir Herbert Leon Academy - Solar Panels Academies Enterprise Trust · 21/00544/PANSOL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-04-15 |
The Hazeley Academy Solar Options for Schools · 19/00475/PANSOL · 15.1 mo to decide | 0.2 | Operational | 2020-05-27 |
Hyde Farm Conergy · 15/01791/FUL · 5.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2016-01-12 |
The Kickles Green Energy UK Direct Ltd/ Vogt Solar · 14/01068/FUL · 5.6 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2014-11-07 |
Littlewood Farm 3C Energy · 14/01227/FUL · 4 mo to decide | 14 | Operational | 2014-10-03 |
Rectory Farm/Emberton Low Carbon · 14/00407/FUL · 6.5 mo to decide | 9 | Operational | 2014-09-12 |
Salcey Solar Farm NextEnergy Capital · 13/02504/FUL · 3.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2014-03-07 |
Blum Uk - Solar Panels Blum Uk Ltd | — | Operational | — |
Does Milton Keynes approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 46 solar farms Milton Keynes has decided, 91% were approved (42 granted, 4 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Milton Keynes?
The median time from application to decision is 1.8 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 Milton Keynes consented?
59 MW has been consented across 42 approved schemes, with 6 MW refused. A further 7 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Milton Keynes
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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