Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 2) (10 MW solar farm)
Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 2) is a 10 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 March 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 20 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- FC Palmer and Sons
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/00839/ESF
- Site area
- 27.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stowbridge Farm, Green End, Stretham, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2218
Who decides
| Applications | East Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (3%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 1) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.3 |
| Stowbridge Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 0.7 |
| Chittering Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Chittering Solar Farm - extension 2 | solar farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Chittering Solar Farm Extension | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 2.1 |
| Mingay Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Mingay Farm - extension | solar farm | 19.3 | operational | 4.7 |
| North Angle Farm | solar farm | 29.4 | under construction | 6.2 |
| Triangle Solar Farm Park | solar farm | 12 | operational | 6.3 |
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 (52.3336, 0.2256).