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Solar planning in East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire has decided 21 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 3.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 364 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
How East Cambridgeshire compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, East Cambridgeshire sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 23rd percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (24)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Quotient Bioresearch Limited, Newmarket Road - Solar Panels East Cambridgeshire · 25/00962/SON · 1.9 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-11-06 |
Willow Hall Farm, Hillrow Causeway - Solar Panels Dennis (Haddenham) Limited · 25/00745/SON · 1 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-08 |
Long Barrow Solar Farm Project Low Carbon Solar Park 42 Limited · 25/00770/ESF | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-16 |
Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove - Solar Panels Burwell AL Limited · 25/00393/FUM | 49.95 | Application Submitted | 2025-04-02 |
Cambridge Commodities, Lancaster Way Business Park - Solar Panels Cambridge Commodities Limited · 23/01044/SON · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-15 |
Newmarket Road, Bottisham - Solar Array Ridge Clean Energy Limited · 22/01291/ESF · 13.1 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-21 |
Arthur Rickwood Farm, Chatteris Road - Solar Panels Monkfield Nutrition · 23/00505/FUM | 0.66 | Application Withdrawn | 2023-09-11 |
The Cloisters - Solar Panels Buccleuch Property · 23/00518/SON · 2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-28 |
Lees Packhouse, The Gault - Solar PV System BeBa Energy UK Limited · 23/00465/SON · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-06 |
Mettleham Farm Centre, Hasse Road - Solar Panels Private Developer · 23/00168/SON · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-27 |
The Harbour School, Station Road - Solar Panels & ASHP Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust · 22/01105/FUL · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-04 |
Breach Farm - Solar farm Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust · DC/21/0968/FUL · 7.4 mo to decide | 49.9 | Operational | 2021-12-10 |
Bracks Farm British Solar Renewables / BayWa r.e. UK Limited · 20/00522/FUM · 17.7 mo to decide | 28 | Operational | 2021-10-12 |
Goose Hall Solar Farm Lightsource BP · 20/01654/FUL · 3.4 mo to decide | 5 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-03-19 |
North Angle Farm Cambridgeshire County Council / Bouygues ES · 20/00761/CCA · 3.7 mo to decide | 29.4 | Under Construction | 2020-11-25 |
Burwell Solar Farm EDF Energy Renewables · 20/00557/ESF · 6.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Under Construction | 2020-11-19 |
Goosehall Solar Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · 15/00723/ESF · 4.3 mo to decide | 39.5 | Operational | 2015-11-10 |
Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 2) FC Palmer and Sons · 14/00839/ESF · 3.4 mo to decide | 10 | Operational | 2014-11-11 |
Triangle Solar Farm Park Cambridge County Council · 14/00779/FUM · 3 mo to decide | 12 | Operational | 2014-10-08 |
Exning Vortex (formerly Sun Edison) · 13/00878/ESF · 8.4 mo to decide | 29.9 | Operational | 2014-07-04 |
Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 1) FC Palmer & Sons Ltd · S/1516/13/FL · 6.5 mo to decide | 10 | Operational | 2014-03-06 |
Mingay Farm - extension Octopus Imvetments · 13/00499/ESF · 3.6 mo to decide | 19.3 | Operational | 2013-10-30 |
Stowbridge Farm Magnetar Solar · 12/00732/ESF · 2.5 mo to decide | 24 | Operational | 2012-12-10 |
Mingay Farm Abbey Renewables · 10/00958/FUM · 3.6 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2011-02-09 |
Does East Cambridgeshire approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 21 solar farms East Cambridgeshire has decided, 100% were approved (21 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in East Cambridgeshire?
The median time from application to decision is 3.4 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has East Cambridgeshire consented?
364 MW has been consented across 21 approved schemes. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in East Cambridgeshire
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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