Bracks Farm (28 MW solar farm)
Bracks Farm is a 28 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 4 October 2023; the record was last updated on 4 October 2023.
28 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 October 2023record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 April 2020 | Application submitted |
| 12 October 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 October 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2023
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables / BayWa r.e. UK Limited
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/00522/FUM
- Site area
- 48.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bracks Farm, Wicken, Ely,
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 77 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7363
Who decides
| Applications | East Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (3%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Angle Farm | solar farm | 29.4 | under construction | 0.5 |
| Triangle Solar Farm Park | solar farm | 12 | operational | 1.1 |
| Goose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Goosehall Solar Farm | solar farm | 39.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Breach Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 67 | operational | 3.6 |
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Burwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Burwell | battery storage | 50 | operational | 4.5 |
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 (52.319, 0.319).