Cantelupe Solar Farm (5 MW)
Cantelupe Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 February 2013; the record was last updated on 2 February 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 February 2017record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 January 2011 | Application submitted |
| 27 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2012 | Construction started |
| 28 February 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Innogy (previously - Belectric (previously Alectron Investments Ltd))
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/0154/11
- Site area
- 17.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land to West of Cantelupe Road, Cantelupe Farm, Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1034
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Road, Barton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 14 | refused | 8.5 |
| Sawston Solar Farm (Land North of Dales Manor Business Park) | solar farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
| Hoback Farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operational | 8.8 |
| Bourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.0 |
| Low Fen, Drove Way Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| Stargoose Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Stargoose Farm | battery storage | 312 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Cambridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 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 (52.1721, 0.0673).