Burwell Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Burwell Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction; the record was last updated on 1 January 2022.
49.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
1 January 2022record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 May 2020 | Application submitted |
| 19 November 2020 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 1 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/00557/ESF
- Site area
- 80.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Site Noth Of Hightown Drove, Burwell, Cambridge,
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7630
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Burwell | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.0 |
| Goosehall Solar Farm | solar farm | 39.5 | operational | 1.1 |
| Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Weirs Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Goose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Long Barrow Solar Farm Project | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Reach Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 90 | refused | 2.0 |
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 (52.284, 0.304).