Solar, wind and battery projects near Bury St Edmunds (IP29)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IP29 (West Suffolk): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Wales End Road, Cavendish Solar Farm (12.5 MW solar farm, application submitted on 14 July 2025, no decision recorded), 9.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IP29
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at Poulters Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 40 | refusedupdated Jul 2026 | Jun 2025 | refused Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | West Suffolk | 2.2 |
| Skyliner Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | West Suffolk | 8.6 |
| Wales End Road, Cavendish Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12.5 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | West Suffolk | 9.2 |
| Wales End Road, Cavendishbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | West Suffolk | 9.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Church Lane, Westleysolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | West Suffolk | 6.6 |
| West Suffolk College, Out Risbygate Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | under constructionupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 | West Suffolk | 7.1 |
| West Suffolk College, Western Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 | West Suffolk | 7.3 |
| Easlea Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Sep 2021 | granted Apr 2022 | Jan 2022 | West Suffolk | 7.9 |
| E D F Energy, Barton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 | West Suffolk | 8.4 |
| Mount Road & Prigmore Drive, Great Bartonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | West Suffolk | 9.6 |
| All Saints Hotel, The Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | West Suffolk | 9.9 |
| Chipley Abbey Farm, Gosland Greenwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | West Suffolk | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the IP29 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.7 |
| Rooftop solar | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How West Suffolk decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | West Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 33 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.