New Road Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
New Road Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 October 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 October 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 October 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 13 October 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 October 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Co Limited
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/21/1001/FUL
- Site area
- 74.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North & S/O New Road E/O Silverlace, Green Parham Woodbridge
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9625
Who decides
| Applications | East Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parham Airfield (Great Glenham) | solar farm | 17.5 | operational | 0.6 |
| Parham Airfield (wind) | wind farm | 13.8 | abandoned | 0.6 |
| Hacheston Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 3.1 |
| Glevering Park House, Glevering Estate | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Park Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Kettleburgh Road Easton Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Town Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (52.1995, 1.4025).