Chittering Solar Farm - extension 2 (9.6 MW)
Chittering Solar Farm - extension 2 is a 9.6 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 June 2015, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 May 2019. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 June 2018, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 June 2018, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 June 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Abbey Renewables (North Fen Solar Energy)
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/1331/14/FL
- Site area
- 15.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land east and south of Radical Farm, Chittering Drove, Chittering, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9PH
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1939
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittering Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.4 |
| Chittering Solar Farm Extension | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 0.4 |
| Stowbridge Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 1.6 |
| Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 1) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 1.7 |
| Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 2) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.0 |
| Mingay Farm - extension | solar farm | 19.3 | operational | 5.0 |
| Mingay Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| North Angle Farm | solar farm | 29.4 | under construction | 6.3 |
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 (52.3154, 0.2238).