Sawston Solar Farm (Land North of Dales Manor Business Park) (14 MW)
Sawston Solar Farm (Land North of Dales Manor Business Park) is a 14 MW solar farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 15 June 2016; the record was last updated on 30 June 2016.
14 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
30 June 2016record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 December 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 6 October 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 15 June 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sawston Solar Farm
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2409/14/FL
- Appeal reference
- APP/W0530/W/15/3013863
- Site area
- 49.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Dales Manor Business Park, West Way, Sawston, Cambridge
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4708
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawston Solar Farm Land North of Dales Manor Business Park S/1615/14/FL | 28 | 28 July 2014 | refused 7 October 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 14 | refused | 6.6 |
| Little Linton Farm | wind farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 6.9 |
| Abbey Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
| Great Wilbraham Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.1 | operational | 8.1 |
| Cantelupe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.8 |
| Low Fen, Drove Way Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 9.4 |
| Wadlow Wind Farm | wind farm | 26 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (52.1354, 0.1816).