Caldecote Manor Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Caldecote Manor Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 February 2016; the record was last updated on 16 March 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 March 2016record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 7 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 May 2015 | Construction started |
| 24 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sustain Energy Solutions
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 1401623FUL
- Site area
- 62.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South West Of Caldecote Manor Farm St Neots Road Abbotsley
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4825
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldecote Manor Farm 1400873FUL | 30 | 12 June 2014 | withdrawn 21 August 2014 |
Who decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weald Farm, Cambridge Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Cotton Farm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 5.7 |
| Cobholden Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| East Park Energy | solar farm | 400 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Waterloo solar park | solar farm | 14.6 | operational | 7.6 |
| Vicarage Lane, Diddington Solar Arrays | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Skylark Meadow Solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.2 |
| Lowfield Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 26.5 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (52.2104, -0.2071).