Playters Solar Farm (8.6 MW)
Playters Solar Farm is an 8.6 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 February 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2016.
8.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2016record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 April 2014 | Application submitted |
| 22 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 May 2015 | Construction started |
| 26 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/14/1169/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Playters New Farm, Church Road, Ellough, Beccles
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1889
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellough Airfield (Ellough 2 extension) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 1.3 |
| Ellough Airfield (Resubmission) | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 1.4 |
| Devonshire Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 2.6 |
| Granary farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 3.5 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Road | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Aldeby Landfill Site Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Upper Holton Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 8.9 |
| Holton Airfield | solar farm | 11 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (52.4393, 1.5874).