Redisham Hall Farm, School Road (42 MW solar farm)
Redisham Hall Farm, School Road is a 42 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 10 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 August 2025.
42 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
4 August 2025record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Opdenergy
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/25/2109/FUL
- Site area
- 52.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Redisham Hall Farm, School Road, Ringsfield, Beccles
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Name in REPD
- Redisham Hall Farm, School Road - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 18464
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granary farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 1.6 |
| Devonshire Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 2.9 |
| Playters Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | operational | 4.6 |
| Ellough Airfield (Resubmission) | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 5.7 |
| Ellough Airfield (Ellough 2 extension) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.8 |
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
| Upper Holton Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Holton Airfield | solar farm | 11 | operational | 7.2 |
| Norwich Road Industrial Estate | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 7.7 |
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 (52.4251, 1.5235).