River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System (25 MW)
River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System is a 25 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 23 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 29 August 2025.
25 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
29 August 2025record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 29 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Quintas Cleantech
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/02739/FUL
- Site area
- 50.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South Of Munceys Farm London Way Melbourn
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Name in REPD
- River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17887
The scheme also includes 25 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | South Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 48 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Lane Fruit Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 0.8 |
| Munceys Farm | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 1.0 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.3 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Black Peak Farm | solar farm | 31.8 | operational | 2.8 |
| Bassingbourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.4 | operational | 3.5 |
| Hoback Farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operational | 5.7 |
| Highfield Farm, Royston Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Vine Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 45 | operational | 6.7 |
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 (52.0734, 0.0083).