Exning (29.9 MW solar farm)
Exning is a 29.9 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2015; the record was last updated on 2 February 2017.
29.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 February 2017record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 4 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 27 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 29.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Vortex (formerly Sun Edison)
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/00878/ESF
- Site area
- 61.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off Heath Road, Burwell
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1913
Who decides
| Applications | East Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (3%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 90 | refused | 2.9 |
| Reach Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Long Barrow Solar Farm Project | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Weirs Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 3.6 |
| Burwell | battery storage | 50 | operational | 3.9 |
| Forest Heath Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Breach Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 67 | operational | 4.6 |
| Burwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.8 |
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
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 (52.2502, 0.3486).