Forest Heath Solar Farm (5 MW)
Forest Heath Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 4 February 2014; the record was last updated on 17 March 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 March 2015record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 2 January 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 February 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Munich RE
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- F/2012/0655/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1736
Who decides
| Applications | West Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 33 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 67 | operational | 3.2 |
| Long Barrow Solar Farm Project | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Exning | solar farm | 29.9 | operational | 4.4 |
| Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 90 | refused | 4.4 |
| Reach Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Burwell | battery storage | 50 | operational | 5.1 |
| Goose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Weirs Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (52.2794, 0.3914).