Thaxted
Thaxted is a 48 MW solar farm in East of England, England, operated by Greencoat Capital. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- East of England
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 48 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Greencoat Capital
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- CM6 2RD
- Coordinates
- 51.9631, 0.3649
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How Thaxted compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 48 MW station would generate roughly 42 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 15,570 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.
All UK solar farms Solar farms in East of England All run by Greencoat CapitalNearby generating sites
- The Hydes Β· 10.7 MW solar farm2.2 km
- Hill Hall Farm Β· 5 MW solar farm3.1 km
- Tooley Farm Β· 5 MW solar farm8.9 km
- Drapers Farm Β· 6 MW solar farm15.0 km
- Broxted Β· 31.6 MW solar farm21.4 km
- Cressing Β· 4.99 MW solar farm21.6 km
- Melbourn Black Peak Β· 19 MW solar farm25.1 km
- Melbourn Muncey Farm Β· 30.9 MW solar farm26.7 km
Also operated by Greencoat Capital
Greencoat Capital operates 195 sites in the register. Largest first:
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Appeal Granted
- Site name in planning record
- Thaxted - Solar farm
- Developer / operator
- Low Carbon Limited
- Planning authority
- Uttlesford
- Planning reference
- UTT/21/1833/FUL
- Application submitted
- 8 June 2021
- Permission granted
- 29 September 2022
- Capacity in planning record
- 40 MW
- Address
- Land West Of Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2QF
- REPD reference
- 8475
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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