Lackford Estate Solar Park (20.9 MW)
Lackford Estate Solar Park is a 20.9 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 30 April 2014.
20.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 April 2014record last updated
West Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 2 November 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Lackford Estate Solar Park Ltd
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/13/0017/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28
- Council area (by location)
- West Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1338
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icklingham Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | permission expired | 6.4 |
| Ingham North Solar | solar farm | 14.2 | operational | 7.6 |
| Bay Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 8.2 |
| Solar Farm at Poulters Lane | solar farm | 40 | refused | 9.3 |
| Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) | solar farm | 500 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (52.2888, 0.611).