Highfield Farm, Royston Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage (18 MW)
Highfield Farm, Royston Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage is an 18 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
18 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2026record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 April 2023 | Application submitted |
| 3 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Grupotec Solar 3 UK Limited
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/01317/FUL
- Site area
- 34.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Highfield Farm, Royston Road, Litlington
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Highfield Farm, Royston Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13004
The scheme also includes 4.5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | appeal withdrawn | 1.6 |
| Bassingbourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.4 | operational | 3.0 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.7 |
| Munceys Farm | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 5.7 |
| Wisbridge Farm | solar farm | 9.3 | operational | 5.9 |
| Bury Lane Fruit Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 5.9 |
| River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Vine Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 45 | operational | 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 (52.0484, -0.0686).