Bourn Solar Farm (5 MW)
Bourn 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: refused on 8 March 2011; the record was last updated on 24 May 2011.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
24 May 2011record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 8 March 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 24 May 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Eclipse Planning Services
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2205/10
- Site area
- 18.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- north of Bourn in Cambridgeshire, to the east of the Broadway and to the south of Bourn Airfield
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1037
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylark Meadow Solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Cambridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 3.9 |
| Stargoose Farm | battery storage | 312 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Stargoose Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Barton Road, Barton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Cambridge Wind Farm | wind farm | 32 | refused on appeal | 7.5 |
| Cantelupe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.0 |
| Croydon / Church Farm (Royston) | solar farm | 16.5 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (52.2092, -0.0494).