Cambridge Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Cambridge Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 11 February 2016; the record was last updated on 10 June 2019.
49.9 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
10 June 2019record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 February 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 10 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Big 60 Million
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/1714/15/FL
- Address (REPD)
- Land east of Battle Gate Road, St. Neots Road, Dry Drayton, Cambridge
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5521
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stargoose Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Stargoose Farm | battery storage | 312 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Bourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.9 |
| Cambridge Wind Farm | wind farm | 32 | refused on appeal | 4.4 |
| Skylark Meadow Solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Falcon Park, Wilsons Road Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 26 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Barton Road, Barton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Cantelupe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.4 |
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 (52.2381, -0.0179).