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Foxburrow Farm
Foxburrow Farm is an operational 8 MW solar farm in East Suffolk, generating since 31 October 2014. Planning permission was granted on 27 November 2013, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: UK Sustainable Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 August 2013 |
| Permission granted | 27 November 2013 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 October 2014 11 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 1.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.6 | 4.2 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 2.6 | 6.1 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 8.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 1.5 | 8.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.1 | 11.4 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 100 | 13.5 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 4.6 | 13.6 km |
How big is Foxburrow Farm?
Foxburrow Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 8 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Foxburrow Farm?
REPD records the operator as UK Sustainable Energy. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Foxburrow Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 August 2013. Permission was granted on 27 November 2013, 3 months later. The site became operational on 31 October 2014, 11 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 1480.
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