Treading Bank Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Treading Bank Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Fenland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 4 December 2025; the record was last updated on 16 December 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
16 December 2025record last updated
Fenlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2025 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections
- Planning authority
- Fenland
- Planning application reference
- F/YR25/0758/F
- Site area
- 96.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Sw/O Treading Bank, Tydd St Giles, Wisbech
- Council area (by location)
- Fenland
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14243
Who decides
| Applications | Fenland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 21 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Lapwing Fen 2 Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 250 | under construction | 4.1 |
| The Grange Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | operational | 4.5 |
| Grange Farm (Lincolnshire) | solar farm | 12.7 | operational | 4.5 |
| Delph Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Gunthorpe Road, Marsh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Tydd Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.9 | refused | 5.0 |
| Tydd Solar Farm | battery storage | 15 | refused | 5.0 |
| Tydd Solar Farm | battery storage | 15 | refused | 5.0 |
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 (52.7278, 0.1114).