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Solar planning in Tendring
Tendring has decided 18 solar farms and approved 83% of them, taking a median of 3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 159 MW. 4 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Tendring compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Tendring sits in the 12th percentile for approval rate (10 points below the England average) and the 32nd 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (23)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Martells Quarry, Slough Lane - Solar Array Sewells Reservoir Construction Ltd · 25/01368/FUL · 3.2 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-17 |
Clay Lane, St Osyth - Solar Farm Lighthouse Development Consulting Limited · 25/00939/FUL · 5.2 mo to decide | 20 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-11-27 |
Manheim Colchester Auctions, Colchester Road - Solar PV array SNRG · 25/01224/NDPNOT · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-10 |
Land North of Horsley Cross - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Mespil Solar Energy · 25/01056/FUL | 34 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-29 |
Treestacks Farm, Oakley Road - Solar Panels HAB Poultry Limited · 25/00446/LUPROP · 1.8 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-03 |
Penguin Random House Distribution, Colchester Road - Solar Panels Vital Energi · 23/01745/NDPNOT · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.91 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-18 |
Orchards Holiday Village, Colne Way - Solar Panels Bourne Leisure Limited · 23/00341/NDPNOT · 2 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-02 |
Thorpe Park Solar Farm, Thorpe Le Soken - Solar Farm Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Co Limited · 22/02117/FUL · 2 mo to decide | 40 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-17 |
Halstead Road Eco Hub - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Naturalis Energy Developments Limited · 21/02181/FUL · 10.5 mo to decide | 26 | Application Refused | 2022-11-28 |
Hartley Wood Farm - Solar Farm Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited/Anglo Renewables · 22/00518/FUL · 5.1 mo to decide | 22.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-08-25 |
Thorpe Park Solar Farm Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Co Limited · 21/01860/FUL · 9.1 mo to decide | 30 | Revised | 2022-08-01 |
Primrose Hall Solar Farm Low Carbon Limited · 20/01384/FUL · 5.5 mo to decide | 20 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-03-19 |
Jaywick Water Recycling Centre Anglian Water · 17/02045/CMTR | 0.9 | Operational | 2017-11-24 |
Chancery Farm (Ardleigh) BlackRock · 14/00408/FUL · 20.2 mo to decide | 11.9 | Operational | 2015-12-22 |
Green Farm Hive Energy · 15/00147/FUL · 3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-05-06 |
Barn Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · 14/00918/FUL · 3.4 mo to decide | 4.2 | Operational | 2014-10-20 |
Burnt Ash Farm Kinetica Solar · 13/01340/FUL · 7.5 mo to decide | 13.5 | Appeal Refused | 2014-08-01 |
Holland Road Push Energy · 13/01292/FUL · 3 mo to decide | 12 | Application Refused | 2014-02-12 |
Green Farm (Wix Manningtree) Hive Energy · 13/01210/FUL · 3 mo to decide | 7 | Revised | 2014-02-07 |
Barn Farm (Bradfield) Lightsource Renewable Energy · 13/00958/FUL | 3.8 | Revised | 2013-11-29 |
Wix Lodge Sunsave 25 (Wix Lodge Farm) Limited/ Vogt Solar · 13/00896/FUL · 2.9 mo to decide | 18.7 | Operational | 2013-11-15 |
Sladburys Farm Push Energy · 13/00775/FUL | 12 | Application Withdrawn | 2013-09-23 |
Chisbon Solar Farm (Frowick Lane) ESCO NRG · 13/00360/FUL · 2.6 mo to decide | 13 | Operational | 2013-07-26 |
Does Tendring approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 18 solar farms Tendring has decided, 83% were approved (15 granted, 3 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Tendring?
The median time from application to decision is 3 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 Tendring consented?
159 MW has been consented across 15 approved schemes, with 52 MW refused. A further 4 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Tendring
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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