Goosehall Solar Farm (39.5 MW)
Goosehall Solar Farm is a 39.5 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 August 2020; the record was last updated on 1 December 2021.
39.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 December 2021record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 February 2020 | Construction started |
| 18 August 2020 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 39.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00723/ESF
- Address (REPD)
- New Fen Farm, Factory Road, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5411
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Goose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Burwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.1 |
| Burwell | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.7 |
| Weirs Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Long Barrow Solar Farm Project | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 90 | refused | 2.6 |
| Reach Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
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 (52.2931, 0.3098).