Hill Farm (Baylham) (10 MW solar farm)
Hill Farm (Baylham) is a 10 MW solar farm project in Mid Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 6 June 2014; the record was last updated on 1 September 2014.
10 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 September 2014record last updated
Mid Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 June 2014 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- 2801/13
- Site area
- 20.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Hill Farm, Upper Street, Baylham (in the Parish of Great Blakenham)
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Suffolk
- REPD reference
- 2002
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Hill Farm | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.1 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Tye Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.8 |
| Bullen Lane, Bramford | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Bullen Lane | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Bramford Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 5.1 |
| Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Greybarn Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 41.5 | application submitted | 5.9 |
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 (52.1177, 1.0784).