Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm (Apple Tree) (27 MW)
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm (Apple Tree) is a 27 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 February 2026.
27 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 February 2026record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 17 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/22/3313/FUL
- Site area
- 87.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- UKZ139 BC Wissett Solar Farm, Grays Lane, Wissett
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 125 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Wissett Solar Farm, Wissett - Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm (Apple Tree)
- REPD reference
- 9912
Recorded together with Wissett Solar Farm, Wissett Battery Storage (Apple Tree) (10 MW battery storage, approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chediston Hall Solar Park | solar farm | 12.3 | operational | 0.8 |
| Chediston Hall - 40MW Solar Panels | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Norwich Road Industrial Estate | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 1.6 |
| Holton Airfield | solar farm | 11 | operational | 2.9 |
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Upper Holton Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 3.5 |
| Hill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | abandoned | 3.5 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Road | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 8.4 |
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 (52.3531, 1.485).