Manor Farm (14 MW solar farm)
Manor Farm is a 14 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 14 January 2015; the record was last updated on 2 October 2014.
14 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 October 2014record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Thriplow Farms
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/1687/14/FL
- Site area
- 32.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the East of Church Street, Thriplow
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2269
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm S/2080/13/FL | 14 | 20 September 2013 | withdrawn 7 January 2014 |
Who decides
| Applications | South Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 48 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Abbey Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 4.2 |
| Black Peak Farm | solar farm | 31.8 | operational | 4.5 |
| Sawston Solar Farm (Land North of Dales Manor Business Park) | solar farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Bury Lane Fruit Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 7.4 |
| Munceys Farm | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 7.5 |
| Cantelupe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.5 |
| Barton Road, Barton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (52.0991, 0.105).