News of two solar project developments in the UK, where a 22MW site in Hertfordshire has been granted approval to proceed and a 35MW project in Buckinghamshire has changed hands.
January 7, 2026
 
Anesco buys 35MW Beachampton solar project 
Renewables developer and owner Anesco has acquired Beachampton Solar Project Ltd., the company developing a 35MW solar project at Manor Farm near Beachampton in Buckinghamshire. 
The site was previously owned by developer One Planet, which developed the site in partnership with infrastructure and rural asset management firm Kingwell. The site will be built across 106 acres of land. 
Buckinghamshire council documents show numerous objections to the site’s development when it was first proposed, including from Conservative MP Greg Smith, citing impacts on the BMV (Best and Most Valuable) agricultural land where a small portion of the site will be built and its impacts on traffic flow and views. 
However, assessments from Natural England – the government’s non-departmental environmental body – found no objections as the installation of solar modules on steel racking would cause “limited soil disturbance, and components such as the sub-station which may permanently affect agricultural land would be limited to [a] small area.” 
Anesco has a significant solar project portfolio in the UK. In 2023, the company began construction on four solar and energy storage projects with a combined 110MW of nameplate capacity for asset management firm Gresham House. More recently, it was granted approval for a 48MW solar project in Staffordshire which it said was developed with a 200% biodiversity net gain, well above the legal requirement for environmental enhancement. 
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British Solar Renewables gets approval for 22MW PV project
Elsewhere, developer British Solar Renewables (BSR) has received planning approval from Dacorum Borough Council for the 22MW/10MW Pudds Cross solar-plus-storage project in Hertfordshire. 
Announcing the planning approval in a post on LinkedIn, BSR said Pudds Cross will deliver a 110% biodiversity net gain to its project area. “We’re enhancing habitats, supporting wildlife, and ensuring lasting environmental benefits,” the company said. 
Last year, BSR raised £345 million in a debt facility to support the development of 12 standalone solar and solar-plus-storage projects with a cumulative capacity of 609MW.  
It also submitted planning applications for two projects last year – the 150MW Harp Farm solar project near Maidstone in Kent and the 30MW Bramble Hall Farm project in Essex – and acquired the 150MW/60MW Little Crow solar-plus-storage project in Lincolnshire. The company is aiming to develop 7GW of new UK solar PV capacity by 2027.
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On its newly planned projects, BSR has put significant emphasis on its biodiversity and ecological efforts. It said it anticipates a 147.1% biodiversity net gain at the Bramble Hall Farm project and at least 60% at Harp Farm. 
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Will Norman
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