Devonshire Farm (9 MW wind farm)
Devonshire Farm is a 9 MW wind farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 25 October 2010; the record was last updated on 13 September 2011.
9 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
13 September 2011record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 July 2010 | Application submitted |
| 25 October 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 13 September 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Unknown
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/10/0909/FUL
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Ringsfield, Beccles,
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3394
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire Farm DC/10/0048/FUL | 9 | — | withdrawn 18 June 2010 |
Who decides
| Applications | East Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granary farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 1.3 |
| Playters Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | operational | 2.6 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Road | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Ellough Airfield (Ellough 2 extension) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.9 |
| Ellough Airfield (Resubmission) | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 4.0 |
| Aldeby Landfill Site Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Upper Holton Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 8.9 |
| Holton Airfield | solar farm | 11 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (52.4455, 1.5497).