Icklingham Solar Farm (8 MW)
Icklingham Solar Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in West Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 7 August 2017; the record was last updated on 21 November 2019.
8 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
21 November 2019record last updated
West Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 August 2017 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 21 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Elveden Farms Ltd
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- F/2013/0258/ESF
- Site area
- 17.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land west of Avenue Farm Lakenheath Road (B1112) Icklingham
- Council area (by location)
- West Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1822
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 6.0 |
| Lackford Estate Solar Park | solar farm | 20.9 | operational | 6.4 |
| Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) | solar farm | 500 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| West Farm (Barnham) | solar farm | 29 | refused on appeal | 9.0 |
| Ingham North Solar | solar farm | 14.2 | operational | 9.5 |
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 (52.3425, 0.5759).