Renewable energy projects in Babergh
14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Babergh (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 8 approved but not running, 1 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 3 of 11 decided applications (27%; UK 19%), with a median 9 weeks from submission to decision.
14projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
8approved, not running
27%of decisions refused
How Babergh decides
| Applications | Babergh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 5 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Babergh
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appealupdated Jul 2014 | Feb 2013 | refused Jun 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| Rogers Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2016 | Sep 2013 | refused Feb 2014 | Jun 2016 |
| Coxhall Road, Tattingstonebattery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Pannington Hallwind turbine | wind turbine | 3 | refusedupdated Jan 2015 | Dec 2013 | refused Dec 2014 | Jan 2015 |
| Babergh Home Solar Schemerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.8 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | — | — | Aug 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Road, Chilton Industrial Estate Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 0.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Ipswich High School, Main Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jul 2025 |
| Brundon Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Park Farm House, Vicarage Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Alexandra Road, Windham Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Beaumont Park, Red Hill Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Curzon Road, Chilton Industrial Estate - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Woodhall Business Park - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Church Field Road, Waldingfield Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — |
Postcode districts in Babergh
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Babergh by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.