Tye Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Tye Lane Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Mid Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 January 2025; the record was last updated on 6 March 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
6 March 2026record last updated
Mid Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 6 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/21/04711
- Site area
- 85.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Tye Lane, Bramford, Ipswich
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 120 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Tye Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9610
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (operational).
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullen Lane, Bramford | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Bullen Lane | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Bramford Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 1.5 |
| Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.1 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Greybarn Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 41.5 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Land at Hill Farm | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 3.7 |
| Hill Farm (Baylham) | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Coxhall Road, Tattingstone | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
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 (52.0838, 1.0771).