Bury Lane Fruit Farm (24 MW solar farm)
Bury Lane Fruit Farm is a 24 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 December 2014; the record was last updated on 2 February 2017.
24 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 February 2017record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 12 May 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 19 December 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Vortex (formerly Sun Edison)
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2616/13/FL
- Address (REPD)
- Bury Lane Fruit Farm, Melbourn Bypass, Meldreth, Royston, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2372
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Munceys Farm | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 1.7 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.3 |
| Black Peak Farm | solar farm | 31.8 | operational | 3.2 |
| Bassingbourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.4 | operational | 3.2 |
| Hoback Farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operational | 4.9 |
| Highfield Farm, Royston Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Vine Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 45 | operational | 6.0 |
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 (52.0796, 0.002).