Bardwell Fields, Knox Lane Solar Farm (42 MW)
Bardwell Fields, Knox Lane Solar Farm is a 42 MW solar farm project in West Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 25 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 August 2025.
42 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
11 August 2025record last updated
West Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Opdenergy UK 23 Limited
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/25/0980/FUL
- Site area
- 55.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bardwell Fields, S/O Knox Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds
- Council area (by location)
- West Suffolk
- Name in REPD
- Bardwell Fields, Knox Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19255
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firsfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Honington Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.6 | operational | 5.0 |
| Potash Farm | wind farm | 6.6 | refused | 9.0 |
| Ingham North Solar | solar farm | 14.2 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (52.3227, 0.8563).