Water Hall Farm, Waterhall Road Solar Farm (35 MW)
Water Hall Farm, Waterhall Road Solar Farm is a 35 MW solar farm project in West Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
35 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2026record last updated
West Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 4 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 July 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/23/1127/FUL
- Site area
- 41.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Solar Farm Water Hall Farm ,Waterhall Road ,Wixoe
- Council area (by location)
- West Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 102 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Water Hall Farm, Waterhall Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13120
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totmonslow Farm Solar Photovoltaic Farm SMD/2022/0343 | 15 | 27 July 2022 | refused 28 February 2023 |
Who decides
| Applications | West Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 33 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surmer Hall, Church Walk Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Broxted Solar Farm (Stradishall Airfield) | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 7.4 |
| Cutbush Farm, Belchamp St Paul | solar farm | 50 | under construction | 7.7 |
| Claredown Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 7.9 |
| Big Deere Lodge | solar | 6 | refused | 8.3 |
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 (52.0665, 0.493).