Highfield Wind Farm (12.5 MW)
Highfield Wind Farm is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 5 September 2014.
12.5 MWwind farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
5 September 2014record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2012 | Application submitted |
| 19 February 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 September 2014 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 5 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Highfield Wind Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/0439/12/FL
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Farmland South Of Litlington, South Camb, Royston, Hertfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 101 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4380
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 Farm, Royston Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Bassingbourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.4 | operational | 3.5 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.6 |
| Vine Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 45 | operational | 6.2 |
| Bury Lane Fruit Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 6.7 |
| Munceys Farm | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 6.8 |
| River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Tophams Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 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 (52.0564, -0.0878).