Little Staughton Solar Farm (50 MW)
Little Staughton Solar Farm is a 50 MW solar farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 February 2026.
50 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
24 February 2026record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 December 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Nextpower SPV 12 Limited
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/01813/FUL
- Site area
- 103.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Little Staughton Solar Farm, Little Staughton, Airfield, Huntingdon
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 116 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8991
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Biggin Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Bury Green Farm Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Ramsey Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 8 | operational | 2.4 |
| Red Tile | wind farm | 24 | operational | 5.7 |
| Glass Moor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 7.8 |
| Glass moor Extension | wind farm | 12 | operational | 7.8 |
| Red House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Abbey Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 9.3 |
| Abbots Ripton Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.7 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (52.4482, -0.1077).