Valley Farm (16 MW solar farm)
Valley Farm is a 16 MW solar farm project in Babergh, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 2 June 2014; the record was last updated on 3 July 2014.
16 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
3 July 2014record last updated
Baberghcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2013 | Application submitted |
| 12 June 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 June 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Babergh
- Planning application reference
- B/12/01279
- Site area
- 38.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cox Hall Road, Tattingstone
- Council area (by location)
- Babergh
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1778
Who decides
| Applications | Babergh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 5 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coxhall Road, Tattingstone | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Burnt Ash Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
| Bullen Lane | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 9.0 |
| Bramford Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 9.2 |
| Land North of Horsley Cross Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 9.5 |
| Wix Lodge | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 9.5 |
| Primrose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Bullen Lane, Bramford | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (51.9986, 1.1257).