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Solar planning in Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk has decided 17 solar farms and approved 88% of them, taking a median of 5.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 246 MW. 4 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Mid Suffolk compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Mid Suffolk sits in the 21st percentile for approval rate (5 points below the England average) and the 4th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (23)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Valley Farm, Hessett - Solar Panels Opdenergy UK Limted · DC/25/02730 · 9.2 mo to decide | 42 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-03-23 |
Home Farm - Solar Panels Cranswick Plc · DC/26/01046 | 0.32 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-12 |
Blacksmiths Lane, Middlewood Green - Solar Farm Low Carbon Limited · DC/23/04644 · 21.9 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-08 |
Bury Road, Wortham - Solar Farm Regener8 Power Limited · DC/25/03257 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-07-22 |
Burnt House Farm, Hoxne Road - Solar PV Array Ford Farms (Suffolk) Limited · DC/24/03003 · 5.2 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-03 |
Gressingham Foods, Hinderclay Road - Solar Array Centrica Business Solutions UK Ltd · DC/24/02233 · 5.7 mo to decide | 3.53 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-11 |
Brick Kiln Farm, Sandy Hill - Solar Array Retreat East Limited · DC/23/04182 · 3.5 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2024-06-07 |
Climax Molybdenum UK Limited, Needham Road - Solar PV Panels Climax Molybdenum UK Ltd · DC/23/04966 · 6 mo to decide | 1.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-01 |
Suggenhall Farm - Photovoltaic Solar Array & Battery Storage RNA Energy Limited · DC/21/06825 · 28 mo to decide | 7.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-17 |
Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham - Solar Farm Valencia Waster Management Limited · SCC/0083/22MS · 18.5 mo to decide | 6.1 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-19 |
PPG, Letter Site - Solar Panels PPG Industries (UK) Limited · DC/23/05743 · 3 mo to decide | 0.43 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-14 |
Tye Lane - Solar Farm EDF Energy Renewables · DC/21/04711 · 27.5 mo to decide | 49.9 | Under Construction | 2023-12-18 |
The Grange Solar Farm & Battery Storage Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited · DC/22/02667 · 16.9 mo to decide | 48 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-09 |
PPG Letter, Needham Road - Solar Pv Panels PPG Industries · DC/23/03987 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.5 | Application Refused | 2023-10-16 |
Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storage Bramford Green Limited · DC/23/02118 · 4.4 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-14 |
Bramford Solar Farm Bramford Green · DC/21/00060 · 25.4 mo to decide | 49.9 | Revised | 2023-02-17 |
Greybarn Solar Energy Farm Statkraft UK · DC/22/01243 | 41.5 | Application Submitted | 2022-03-21 |
Roger Skinner - Solar panels Roger Skinner Limited · DC/21/03850 · 0.9 mo to decide | 0.58 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-09-02 |
Gainsborough Road Car Park - Solar PV arrays Babergh & Mid Suffolk DC · DC/21/03600 · 2.2 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-09-01 |
Cranswick Country Foods Cranswick Plc · DC/21/00610 · 2.9 mo to decide | 1.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-04-29 |
Hill Farm (Baylham) Hive Energy · 2801/13 | 10 | Application Withdrawn | 2014-06-06 |
Land at Hill Farm Hive Energy · 3319/12 | 10 | Application Withdrawn | 2013-05-23 |
Mid Suffolk Home Solar Scheme Mid Suffolk District Council | 4.8 | Operational | — |
Does Mid Suffolk approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 17 solar farms Mid Suffolk has decided, 88% were approved (15 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Mid Suffolk?
The median time from application to decision is 5.7 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 Mid Suffolk consented?
246 MW has been consented across 15 approved schemes, with 1 MW refused. A further 4 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Mid Suffolk
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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