Upper Holton Wind Farm (11.5 MW)
Upper Holton Wind Farm is an 11.5 MW wind farm project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 February 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2016.
11.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2016record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 January 2013 | Application submitted |
| 12 February 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2014 | Construction started |
| 26 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 11.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Temporis Capital
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/13/0014/DRC
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Wind Farm, Upper Holton, Holton, Suffolk
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 5 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4097
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Holton Airfield | solar farm | 11 | operational | 0.7 |
| Norwich Road Industrial Estate | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm (Apple Tree) | solar farm | 27 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Wissett Solar Farm, Wissett Battery Storage (Apple Tree) | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Chediston Hall - 40MW Solar Panels | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Chediston Hall Solar Park | solar farm | 12.3 | operational | 4.2 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Road | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Hill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | abandoned | 6.7 |
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 (52.3665, 1.5311).