Black Peak Farm (31.8 MW solar farm)
Black Peak Farm is a 31.8 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
31.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 25 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 31.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/1902/14/FL
- Site area
- 54.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Black Peak Farm, Fowlmere Road, Melbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2219
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Munceys Farm | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 3.0 |
| Bury Lane Fruit Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 3.2 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 14 | refused | 4.5 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.1 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Bassingbourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.4 | operational | 6.3 |
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Abbey Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
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 (52.0782, 0.0489).