Toggam Farm (12.5 MW solar farm)
Toggam Farm is a 12.5 MW solar farm project in West Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 March 2016; the record was last updated on 24 August 2016.
12.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 August 2016record last updated
West Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 10 May 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 24 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Forest Heath District Council
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- F/2012/0741/FUL
- Site area
- 17.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Newfen Gravel Drove, Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 9LN
- Council area (by location)
- West Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2076
Who decides
| Applications | West Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 33 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fields | solar farm | 28 | application submitted | 5.8 |
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 (52.4334, 0.5009).