Humphrey Group (5 MW wind farm)
Humphrey Group is a 5 MW wind farm project in Mid Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 February 2013; the record was last updated on 4 March 2013.
5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2013record last updated
Mid Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2010 | Application submitted |
| 20 July 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 January 2013 | Construction started |
| 25 February 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Roy Humphrey Group
- Planning authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- 0724/10
- Turbines
- 2
- Address (REPD)
- Eye Airfield Industrial Estate, Ipswich Road, Brome, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 8AW
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3672
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxley, Eye Airfield Industrial Estate | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| J.W. Baldwin Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | application withdrawn | 0.7 |
| Red House Farm, Old Norwich Road | battery storage | 520 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| The Grange Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 48 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Solar Farm at Marsh Lane Solar Farm At Land North Of Lion Road Palgrave | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Suggenhall Farm - Photovoltaic Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 7.3 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Semere Lane, Dickleburgh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.1 |
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 (52.3367, 1.1266).