Abbey Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Abbey Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 1 April 2016; the record was last updated on 4 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
4 May 2016record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2016 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 4 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Push Energy
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2617/15/FL
- Site area
- 8.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Abbey Farm, Grange Road, Ickleton, Saffron Walden, Essex, East of England
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- REPD reference
- 5877
Who decides
| Applications | South Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 48 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 0.3 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 14 | refused | 4.2 |
| Black Peak Farm | solar farm | 31.8 | operational | 6.9 |
| Sawston Solar Farm (Land North of Dales Manor Business Park) | solar farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 7.3 |
| Little Linton Farm | wind farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
| Butlers Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | refused on appeal | 9.2 |
| Munceys Farm | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 9.5 |
| River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 9.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.0731, 0.1494).