Croydon Solar Farm (5 MW)
Croydon 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 Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 21 June 2011; the record was last updated on 9 August 2011.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
9 August 2011record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 21 June 2011 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 9 August 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/0319/11
- Site area
- 14.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Valley Farm, South Of Lower Road, Croydon, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- REPD reference
- 1472
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 45 | operational | 0.9 |
| Croydon / Church Farm (Royston) | solar farm | 16.5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Hoback Farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operational | 3.0 |
| Bassingbourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.4 | operational | 5.8 |
| Bury Lane Fruit Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 6.7 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.9 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Highfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.0 |
| River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 7.5 |
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 (52.1187, -0.0732).