Great Wilbraham Solar Farm (38.1 MW)
Great Wilbraham Solar Farm is a 38.1 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 1 April 2015.
38.1 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 April 2015record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 28 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 38.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Inazin Energy Limited / Low Carbon
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2763/13/FL
- Site area
- 63.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Mill Road, Great Wilbraham, Cambridge
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1835
Who decides
| Applications | South Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 48 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket Road, Bottisham | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Wadlow Wind Farm | wind farm | 26 | operational | 3.8 |
| Low Fen, Drove Way Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Sawston Solar Farm (Land North of Dales Manor Business Park) | solar farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Little Linton Farm | wind farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 9.0 |
| Exning | solar farm | 29.9 | operational | 9.1 |
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 (52.1845, 0.2699).