Holton Airfield (11 MW solar farm)
Holton Airfield is an 11 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 December 2013; the record was last updated on 27 March 2014.
11 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 March 2014record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 December 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 March 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/12/1187/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Bernard Matthews Ltd Upper Holton HALESWORTH IP19 8NJ
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1715
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holton Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 0.7 |
| Norwich Road Industrial Estate | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 1.3 |
| Wissett Solar Farm, Wissett Battery Storage (Apple Tree) | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm (Apple Tree) | solar farm | 27 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Chediston Hall - 40MW Solar Panels | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Chediston Hall Solar Park | solar farm | 12.3 | operational | 3.7 |
| Hill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | abandoned | 6.0 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Road | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 7.2 |
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 (52.3606, 1.5258).