Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham Solar Farm (6.1 MW)
Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham Solar Farm is a 6.1 MW solar farm project in Mid Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 March 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 April 2024.
6.1 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 April 2024record last updated
Mid Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 19 March 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 March 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Valencia Waster Management Limited
- Planning authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- SCC/0083/22MS
- Site area
- 6.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 81 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11683
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Hill Farm | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 1.4 |
| Hill Farm (Baylham) | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 1.4 |
| Tye Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.0 |
| Bullen Lane | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Bullen Lane, Bramford | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Bramford Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 4.4 |
| Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Greybarn Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 41.5 | application submitted | 5.8 |
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 (52.1086, 1.0935).