Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove (50 MW solar farm)
Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove is a 50 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 March 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 May 2026.
50 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 May 2026record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 20 March 2026 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Burwell AL Limited
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/00393/FUM
- Site area
- 41.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove, Burwell, Cambridge
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 17757
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goosehall Solar Farm | solar farm | 39.5 | operational | 0.1 |
| Goose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Burwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.2 |
| Burwell | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.7 |
| Long Barrow Solar Farm Project | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Weirs Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 90 | refused | 2.6 |
| Breach Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 67 | operational | 2.6 |
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 (52.2937, 0.3107).