Honington Solar Farm (13.6 MW)
Honington Solar Farm is a 13.6 MW solar farm project in West Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 31 August 2017.
13.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 August 2017record last updated
West Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- SE/12/1069/FUL
- Site area
- 22.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Euston Estate, Honnington, Suffolk
- Council area (by location)
- West Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1757
Who decides
| Applications | West Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 33 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firsfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Bardwell Fields, Knox Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Ingham North Solar | solar farm | 14.2 | operational | 5.8 |
| West Farm (Barnham) | solar farm | 29 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
| Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (52.3396, 0.7886).