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Maldon Wycke Solar Farm
Maldon Wycke Solar Farm is operational in Maldon with a recorded capacity of 25 MW, and has been generating since 2024-10-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2022-02-23 |
| Permission granted | 2022-08-08 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 2024-10-01 26 months after consent |
What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Maldon’s record on solar
Maldon has decided 8 solar farms and approved 75%, taking a median of 4.4 months. See every solar farm decision in Maldon →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
South Fambridge Hall - Solar farm & Battery storage Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.99 | 8.8 km |
South Fambridge Hall - Solar farm & Battery storage Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 8.8 km |
Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9.7 km |
Bradwell Wind Farm (Repower) Wind Onshore · Operational | 20 | 11.1 km |
Morrisons Witham - Solar Pv Panels Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.19 | 11.8 km |
Wilkin And Sons, Factory Hill - Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.15 | 13.1 km |
Highfields Farm (Braintree) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.8 | 14 km |
Highfields Farm (Colchester) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.2 | 14 km |
How big is Maldon Wycke Solar Farm?
Maldon Wycke Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 25 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Maldon Wycke Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Low Carbon UK. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Maldon Wycke Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2022-02-23. Permission was granted on 2022-08-08, 5 months later. The site became operational on 2024-10-01, 26 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 8023.
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