Foxburrow Farm (8 MW solar farm)
Foxburrow Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 October 2014; the record was last updated on 9 January 2014.
8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
9 January 2014record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 27 November 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 October 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 January 2014
- Operator or applicant
- UK Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/13/2252/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Foxburrow Farm Waldringfield Road Brightwell Suffolk
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1480
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucklesham Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Stratton Hall Solar Park | solar farm | 11.6 | operational | 4.2 |
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 (52.0467, 1.2846).