Solar, wind and battery projects near Bury St Edmunds (IP30)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IP30 (Mid Suffolk): 5 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Valley Farm, Hessett (42 MW solar farm, approved on 23 March 2026, not yet built), 2.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IP30
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Farm, Hessettsolar farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | Mid Suffolk | 2.3 |
| Skyliner Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | West Suffolk | 7.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7.6 |
| Easlea Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Sep 2021 | granted Apr 2022 | Jan 2022 | West Suffolk | 7.9 |
| Gainsborough Road Car Park Solar PV arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mid Suffolk | 9.2 |
| 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 | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the IP30 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Mid Suffolk decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Mid Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
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 IP30, 1 project has 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.