Stowbridge Farm (24 MW solar farm)
Stowbridge Farm is a 24 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2014; the record was last updated on 5 February 2015.
24 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 February 2015record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Magnetar Solar
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 12/00732/ESF
- Site area
- 25.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Green End, Stretham, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2065
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 | 0.6 |
| Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 2) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.7 |
| Chittering Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Chittering Solar Farm Extension | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 1.5 |
| Chittering Solar Farm - extension 2 | solar farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Mingay Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Mingay Farm - extension | solar farm | 19.3 | operational | 4.2 |
| North Angle Farm | solar farm | 29.4 | under construction | 6.7 |
| Triangle Solar Farm Park | solar farm | 12 | 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 (52.329, 0.2182).