Solar, wind and battery projects near Ipswich (IP7)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IP7 (Babergh): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Bullen Lane, Bramford (400 MW battery storage, approved on 27 March 2025, not yet built), 8.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IP7
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh Home Solar Schemerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.8 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | — | — | Aug 2016 | Babergh | 2.2 |
| Greybarn Solar Energy Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 55 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2024 | Mar 2022 | — | Oct 2024 | Mid Suffolk | 6.0 |
| Greybarn Solar Energy Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 41.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2024 | Mar 2022 | — | Oct 2024 | Mid Suffolk | 6.0 |
| Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | May 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2024 | Mid Suffolk | 6.8 |
| Bramford Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | operationalupdated Mar 2026 | Jun 2019 | granted Nov 2021 | Mar 2026 | Mid Suffolk | 8.3 |
| Bullen Lane, Bramfordbattery storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Mid Suffolk | 8.5 |
| Tye Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Mar 2026 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2023 | Mar 2026 | Mid Suffolk | 9.3 |
| Rogers Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2016 | Sep 2013 | refused Feb 2014 | Jun 2016 | Babergh | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Park, Red Hill Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Apr 2025 | Babergh | 2.0 |
| Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | May 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2024 | Mid Suffolk | 6.8 |
| Tye Lane Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Mar 2026 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2023 | Mar 2026 | Mid Suffolk | 9.3 |
Distance from the average position of the IP7 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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 141 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 455 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Babergh decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
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 IP7, 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.