Farms of Newborough (49 MW solar farm)
Farms of Newborough is a 49 MW solar farm project in Peterborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 9 June 2015; the record was last updated on 1 July 2015.
49 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 July 2015record last updated
Peterboroughcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 9 June 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Peterborough City Council
- Planning authority
- Peterborough
- Planning application reference
- 12/01906/R3FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The East Of Peterborough Road Crowland Peterborough
- Council area (by location)
- Peterborough
- REPD reference
- 1868
Who decides
| Applications | Peterborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hundred Road Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6 | appeal withdrawn | 1.6 |
| Morris Fen (PV) | solar farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Gores Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Willow Hall Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| French Farm 2 (Extension) | wind farm | 8 | refused | 5.2 |
| America Farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Morris Fen (Wind) | wind farm | 16 | refused | 6.3 |
| Decoy Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Dogsthorpe, Welland Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
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 (52.6421, -0.1703).