Parham Airfield (Great Glenham) (17.5 MW solar farm)
Parham Airfield (Great Glenham) is a 17.5 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 4 December 2013; the record was last updated on 1 October 2014.
17.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 October 2014record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 5 April 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2013 | Construction started |
| 4 December 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- AG Renewables Ltd
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- C/12/2067
- Address (REPD)
- North of Runway Farm, Great Glemham, Suffolk
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2281
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Parham Airfield (wind) | wind farm | 13.8 | abandoned | 1.2 |
| Hacheston Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 3.5 |
| Glevering Park House, Glevering Estate | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Park Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Kettleburgh Road Easton Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Town Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (52.1965, 1.4101).