Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fields (28 MW solar farm)
Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fields is a 28 MW solar farm project in West Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 10 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 July 2025.
28 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
18 July 2025record last updated
West Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- OPDE Energy
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/25/0885/FUL
- Site area
- 43.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fields, Brandon
- Council area (by location)
- West Suffolk
- Name in REPD
- Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fields - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 18536
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toggam Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 5.8 |
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 (52.4415, 0.5847).