Coldham Estate Solar Farm (10 MW)
Coldham Estate Solar Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Fenland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 17 December 2022; the record was last updated on 7 October 2020.
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permission expiredstatus in REPD
7 October 2020record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 September 2019 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 December 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 7 October 2020
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Fenland
- Planning application reference
- F/YR19/0810/F
- Site area
- 29.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Solar Farm, March Road, Coldham, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- Fenland
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7676
The scheme also includes 6 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (permission expired).
Who decides
| Applications | Fenland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 21 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitemill Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | operational | 0.8 |
| Coldham Hall | wind farm | 14 | operational | 1.3 |
| Coldham | wind farm | 16 | operational | 2.4 |
| Stags Holt | wind farm | 18 | operational | 3.0 |
| West Fen Farm, Whitemoor Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.8 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| West Fen Farm, Whitemoor Road | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Boardinghouse Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 8.3 |
| Walsoken, Burrettgate Road | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (52.5963, 0.1313).