CONSTITUENCY BRIEFING · ENERGYMAP.APP
North West Essex
North West Essex has 623 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 226,000 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £3.9m across the constituency's 42,575 homes.
Ranks 5 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.
What is stuck, and why
| Project and developer | Tech | Size | Why it is stuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| LongfieldLongfield Solar Energy Farm Limited (part of E | Solar | 182,000 homes 500 MW |
Cannot connect to the grid until 2028, 5 years after it was approvedWho can move it: the grid operator (NESO) and National Grid |
| Berden Hall Solar FarmBritish Solar Renewables | Solar | 20,000 homes 56 MW |
Approved 2 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company |
| Maggots End Road, Berden - Solar Farm & Battery StorLow Carbon Limited | Solar | 18,000 homes 50 MW |
Refused by Uttlesford Council in 2026Who can move it: Uttlesford Council |
What else is in the briefing
- All 11 projects, each with its planning reference and the organisation that holds the next decision
- Every approval a project still needs, and which of them the public can see
- What building them would mean here — community payments, business rates and construction work
- How North West Essex compares with its neighbouring constituencies
- Drafted parliamentary questions and letters, filled in with this seat's figures
- 3 story angles for local reporting
- A two-page PDF, and a newsroom edition with the references and who to call
No account needed for any of this:
the full seat page with every figure,
the method and sources,
and this constituency's raw data.
The account covers the packaged briefing only.