Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Mid Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 September 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 October 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 October 2024record last updated
Mid Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 14 September 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 September 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Bramford Green Limited
- Planning authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/23/02118
- Site area
- 8.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Church Farm, E/O The Channel, Burstall, Somersham, Ipswich
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 13890
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greybarn Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 41.5 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Bramford Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 1.6 |
| Bullen Lane, Bramford | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Tye Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 2.6 |
| Bullen Lane | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 3.6 |
| Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.1 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Land at Hill Farm | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
| Hill Farm (Baylham) | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Coxhall Road, Tattingstone | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (52.076, 1.0416).