Land at Biggin Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Biggin Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2016; the record was last updated on 30 November 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 November 2015record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 23 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Ramsey Solar
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00768/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Ld SE Of Bury Green Farm and, Biggin Lane, South Of, Ramsey, Huntingdon
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5829
Who decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Green Farm Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.8 |
| Little Staughton Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Ramsey Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 8 | operational | 2.7 |
| Red Tile | wind farm | 24 | operational | 7.2 |
| Red House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Abbey Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 7.6 |
| Glass moor Extension | wind farm | 12 | operational | 8.3 |
| Glass Moor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 8.3 |
| Abbots Ripton Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.7 | operational | 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 (52.4451, -0.1326).