Turves Solar Farm (5 MW)
Turves Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Fenland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 March 2013; the record was last updated on 12 April 2013.
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operationalstatus in REPD
12 April 2013record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2011 | Application submitted |
| 12 April 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 November 2012 | Construction started |
| 19 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Abbey Renewables
- Planning authority
- Fenland
- Planning application reference
- F/YR11/0362/F
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Of 15 Burnthouse Sidings, Turves, Whittlesey,
- Council area (by location)
- Fenland
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1171
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turves Solar Farm F/YR11/0020/F | 5 | 20 December 2010 | refused 21 March 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt House Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 0.9 |
| Floods Ferry Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 2.0 |
| Knights End Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.1 |
| Ranson Moor (phase 1) | wind farm | 6 | operational | 4.4 |
| Glass moor Extension | wind farm | 12 | operational | 5.7 |
| Glass Moor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 5.7 |
| Boardinghouse Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 5.9 |
| West Fen Farm, Whitemoor Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.8 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| West Fen Farm, Whitemoor Road | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 6.1 |
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 (52.5303, -0.0262).