East Park Energy (400 MW solar farm)
East Park Energy is a 400 MW solar farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 October 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 1 May 2026. As a nationally significant project, it is decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010141).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 October 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Brockwell Energy
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010141
- Site area
- 773.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Little Staughton, Btw S/O Great Staughton, Kimbolton Road, Hail Weston, St Neots
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- REPD reference
- 15347
The scheme also includes 100 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010141)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it is decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010141). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobholden Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Common Barn Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 3.6 |
| Staughton Airfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | operational | 4.2 |
| Vicarage Lane, Diddington Solar Arrays | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Cobholden Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Weald Farm, Cambridge Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Cotton Farm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 7.2 |
| Caldecote Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.3 |
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 (52.246, -0.2978).