Hill Farm (15.9 MW solar farm)
Hill Farm is a 15.9 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 17 February 2015.
15.9 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
17 February 2015record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 November 2017 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Cookley Solar Park Ltd
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/14/2150/FUL
- Site area
- 27.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hill Farm Cookley Halesworth
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2223
Who decides
| Applications | East Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chediston Hall - 40MW Solar Panels | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Chediston Hall Solar Park | solar farm | 12.3 | operational | 3.1 |
| Wissett Solar Farm, Wissett Battery Storage (Apple Tree) | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm (Apple Tree) | solar farm | 27 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Norwich Road Industrial Estate | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 4.8 |
| Holton Airfield | solar farm | 11 | operational | 6.0 |
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 6.7 |
| Upper Holton Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Town Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (52.3255, 1.4593).