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Solar planning in Thurrock
Thurrock has decided 17 solar farms and approved 94% of them, taking a median of 2.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 181 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Thurrock compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Thurrock sits in the 38th percentile for approval rate (1 points above the England average) and the 48th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (21)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Tesco, Cygnet View - Solar PV Arrays Tesco Plc · 25/01468/PASOND · 2 mo to decide | 1.05 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-03-09 |
Ocado Operating Limited, New Purfleet Road - Solar Panels Saber Renewable Energy Limited · 25/00243/PASOL · 1.8 mo to decide | 2.8 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-06 |
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Chafford Hundred - Solar Aarray Ameresco · 25/00159/PASOL · 1.1 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-18 |
Tilbury Green Power Station - Solar PV Panels Equitix Limited · 24/01321/PASOL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-17 |
DSV Road, Stonehouse Lane - Solar Panels DSV Road · 24/00963/PASOL · 2 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-12 |
Intu Lakeside, West Thurrock Way - Solar Panels Global Mutual · 24/00777/PASOL · 1.8 mo to decide | 1.31 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-12 |
Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane - PV Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage Infinis Energy Services Limited · 24/00141/FUL · 5.6 mo to decide | 16 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-24 |
Marsh Farm, Fobbing - Solar Arrays & Battery Storage Rayleigh Green Limited · 23/00847/FUL | 49.9 | Application Withdrawn | 2024-05-09 |
Marsh Farm Rayleigh Green · 21/01635/FUL · 20.3 mo to decide | 49.9 | Revised | 2023-06-12 |
Ford Retail, Triton Centre Weston Avenue - Solar Panels Fidelity UK Real Estate Fund · 22/01509/PASOND · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.79 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-01-03 |
Medebridge Road - Solar Farm Medebridge Solar · 21/02159/FUL · 2.8 mo to decide | 49.9 | Operational | 2022-05-10 |
Morrisons - Solar Photovoltaic Panels WM Morrisons Supermarkets Plc · 22/00261/PASOND · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.43 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-04-13 |
Bulphan Fen Solar Farm & Battery Storage Warley Green Limited · 21/00077/FUL · 9.1 mo to decide | 49.9 | Under Construction | 2021-10-21 |
Tesco Store Cygnet View Tesco Stores · 19/00333/PASOND · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2019-04-29 |
Tilbury LCY2 Amazon UK Services/ Push Energy · 18/01114/FUL | 4 | Operational | 2018-08-07 |
The Place Solar Farm Be Renewables · 14/01278/FUL · 23.6 mo to decide | 23.2 | Application Refused | 2016-11-25 |
Land adjacent to the former Coryton Refinery S4N Worsted/Gamma Energy Exeter · 15/00877/FUL · 4.7 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2016-02-12 |
Ockendon Landfill Solar Farm NTR Plc · 14/00836/FUL · 17.8 mo to decide | 38 | Operational | 2016-01-22 |
Barvills Solar Farm BE Renewables/Barvills Solar Limited · 15/00288/FUL · 4.6 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-08-07 |
Barvills Solar Farm Barvills Solar Limited (BE Renewables) · 14/01124/FUL | 11.6 | Revised | 2015-03-16 |
Fairwind Farm MS Power Projects Ltd · 13/00543/FUL · 5.5 mo to decide | 10 | Operational | 2013-11-25 |
Does Thurrock approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 17 solar farms Thurrock has decided, 94% were approved (16 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Thurrock?
The median time from application to decision is 2.4 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 Thurrock consented?
181 MW has been consented across 16 approved schemes, with 23 MW refused. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Thurrock
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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