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Medebridge Road - Solar Farm
Medebridge Road - Solar Farm is an operational 49.9 MW solar farm in Thurrock, generating since 1 September 2025. Planning permission was granted on 10 May 2022, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Medebridge Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 February 2022 |
| Permission granted | 10 May 2022 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 September 2025 40 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban agricultural land.
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.
Thurrock’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 4.5 | 1.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1 | 1.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 8.5 | 2.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 38 | 2.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.1 | 4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 4.1 km |
How big is Medebridge Road - Solar Farm?
Medebridge Road - Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 49.9 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 Medebridge Road - Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Medebridge Solar. 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 Medebridge Road - Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 February 2022. Permission was granted on 10 May 2022, 3 months later. The site became operational on 1 September 2025, 40 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 10369.
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