Rookery Farm Solar Farm (5.3 MW)
Rookery Farm Solar Farm is a 5.3 MW solar farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 3 June 2013; the record was last updated on 21 June 2013.
5.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
21 June 2013record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 June 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Prosolia UK Ltd
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 1201638FUL
- Site area
- 16.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road, Stow Longa, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Name in REPD
- ROOKERY FARM SOLAR FARM
- REPD reference
- 1097
Who decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicton Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 0.4 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Bicton Industrial Park, Stow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Woolley Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.6 |
| Manor Farm - Pertenhall | solar farm | 15 | operational | 6.2 |
| Common Barn Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 7.9 |
| RAF Molesworth Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 8.2 |
| Cobholden Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | 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 (52.3184, -0.3831).