Town Farm (21 MW solar farm)
Town Farm is a 21 MW solar farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 June 2024.
21 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
3 June 2024record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 June 2024
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/21/5515/FUL
- Site area
- 28.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Town Farm, Town Farm Lane, Kelsale Cum Carlton, Saxmundham
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 104 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Town Farm - Solar panels
- REPD reference
- 9296
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parham Airfield (Great Glenham) | solar farm | 17.5 | operational | 8.5 |
| New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Hill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | abandoned | 9.0 |
| Parham Airfield (wind) | wind farm | 13.8 | abandoned | 9.3 |
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 (52.2487, 1.5019).