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Solar, wind and battery projects near Woodbridge (IP12)

17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IP12 (East Suffolk): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 8 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Kettleburgh Road Easton Solar Panels & Battery Storage (50 MW battery storage, application submitted on 10 July 2025, no decision recorded), 8.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

17projects within 10 km
4awaiting a decision
8approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of IP12

Projects of 1 MW and more (9)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Rock Barracks Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm1.5under constructionupdated May 2023Mar 2020granted Dec 2020May 2023East Suffolk1.8
Lower Ufford Lanesolar farmsolar farm1.1operationalupdated Jul 2015Jul 2014granted Oct 2014Jul 2015East Suffolk4.8
Park Farmsolar farmsolar farm21approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Dec 2021granted Jun 2024Jul 2024East Suffolk5.2
HMP Hollesleysolar farmsolar farm1.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022Dec 2021granted Feb 2022Jan 2022East Suffolk7.3
Glevering Park House, Glevering Estatesolar farmsolar farm20application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025East Suffolk7.6
Foxburrow Farmsolar farmsolar farm8operationalupdated Jan 2014Aug 2013granted Nov 2013Jan 2014East Suffolk7.8
Kettleburgh Road Easton Solar Panels & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage50application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025East Suffolk8.8
Kettleburgh Road Easton Solar Panels & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025East Suffolk8.8
Bucklesham Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm25approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Jan 2023granted Nov 2023Feb 2026East Suffolk8.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Wilford Bridge Road, Station Road - Micro Energy Storage Unitbattery storagebattery storage0.2application withdrawnupdated Apr 2025Jan 2025—Apr 2025East Suffolk2.7
Bliney Road, Grove Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2application withdrawnupdated Aug 2024Jul 2024—Aug 2024East Suffolk4.8
Bliney Road, Grove Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2application withdrawnupdated Aug 2024Jul 2024—Aug 2024East Suffolk4.8
Staverton Irrigation Pump House,Wantisden Roadsolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Mar 2023granted May 2023May 2023East Suffolk5.4
Neutral Farm, Mill Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024Sep 2024granted Nov 2024Nov 2024East Suffolk6.4
Anson Road, Martlesham -Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025Dec 2024granted Jan 2025Feb 2025East Suffolk7.0
Dale Farm, Drydale Bottom - Ground Mount Solar Panelssolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Dec 2022granted May 2023May 2023East Suffolk7.1
The Street, Hachestonbattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated Feb 2026Jan 2026—Feb 2026East Suffolk9.9

Distance from the average position of the IP12 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm102620119
Rooftop solar202000.8
Battery storage5200050

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How East Suffolk decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsEast SuffolkUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)5510,236
Refused10 (18%)19%
Solar refused3 of 3812%
Onshore wind refused5 of 845%
Battery storage refused2 of 916%
Median time from submission to decision15.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed0 / 3—

All projects in East Suffolk

Is the status up to date?

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. Near IP12, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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