Ellough Airfield (Ellough 2 extension) (10 MW solar farm)
Ellough Airfield (Ellough 2 extension) is a 10 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 26 April 2016.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 April 2016record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 12 February 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 October 2013 | Appeal allowed |
| 17 October 2013 | Secretary of State intervened |
| 12 March 2015 | Secretary of State granted |
| 1 May 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lark Energy
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/12/1113/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/006/2013
- Site area
- 48.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Former Ellough Airfield,
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1753
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellough Airfield (Resubmission) | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 0.5 |
| Playters Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | operational | 1.3 |
| Devonshire Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 3.9 |
| Granary farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 4.7 |
| Aldeby Landfill Site Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Road | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 9.5 |
| Upper Holton Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 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 (52.4388, 1.6059).