Triangle Solar Farm Park (12 MW)
Triangle Solar Farm Park is a 12 MW solar farm project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 4 January 2017; the record was last updated on 2 February 2017.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 February 2017record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 8 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 November 2016 | Construction started |
| 4 January 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Cambridge County Council
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/00779/FUM
- Site area
- 28.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Triangle Farm, Soham, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 5002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Angle Farm | solar farm | 29.4 | under construction | 0.6 |
| Bracks Farm | solar farm | 28 | operational | 1.1 |
| Goose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Goosehall Solar Farm | solar farm | 39.5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Breach Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 67 | operational | 4.6 |
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Burwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.0 |
| Burwell | battery storage | 50 | operational | 5.5 |
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 (52.3285, 0.3173).