Chittering Solar Farm (5 MW)
Chittering Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 June 2012; the record was last updated on 23 October 2012.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 October 2012record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 15 March 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 June 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 October 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Abbey Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2198/10
- Site area
- 17.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Radical Farm, Chittering Drove, Chittering, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1553
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 - extension 2 | solar farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Chittering Solar Farm Extension | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 0.4 |
| Stowbridge Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 1.2 |
| Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 1) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 1.5 |
| Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 2) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 1.7 |
| Mingay Farm - extension | solar farm | 19.3 | operational | 4.7 |
| Mingay Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| North Angle Farm | solar farm | 29.4 | under construction | 6.5 |
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 (52.3181, 0.2211).