Barton Road, Barton Solar Farm (5 MW)
Barton Road, Barton Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 February 2022.
5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 February 2022record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 9 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 August 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Cambridge University Director Of Estates
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/00051/FUL
- Site area
- 36.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lords Bridge Barton Road Barton
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 83 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Barton Road, Barton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10578
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantelupe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Bourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.5 |
| Hoback Farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operational | 7.9 |
| Stargoose Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Stargoose Farm | battery storage | 312 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Cambridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 8.3 |
| Skylark Meadow Solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 14 | refused | 9.3 |
| Croydon / Church Farm (Royston) | solar farm | 16.5 | 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 (52.1737, 0.0446).