Ashby Dell, Border Lane Solar Farm (30 MW)
Ashby Dell, Border Lane Solar Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 10 October 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 November 2025.
30 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
20 November 2025record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 October 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Sky UK Development Limited
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/25/2853/FUL
- Site area
- 51.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ashby Dell, Border Lane, Somerleyton, Lowestoft
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Name in REPD
- Ashby Dell, Border Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19885
Who decides
| Applications | East Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiralty Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Aldeby Landfill Site Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
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 (52.5388, 1.689).