West Farm (Barnham) (29 MW solar farm)
West Farm (Barnham) is a 29 MW solar farm project in West Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 6 January 2016; the record was last updated on 5 February 2016.
29 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 February 2016record last updated
West Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 February 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 January 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 29 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Elveden Farms Ltd
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/13/0801/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/E3525/W/14/3001409
- Site area
- 66.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Of West Farm Dukes Ride Barnham Suffolk
- Council area (by location)
- West Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 52 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2087
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingham North Solar | solar farm | 14.2 | operational | 4.7 |
| Honington Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.6 | operational | 6.2 |
| Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Icklingham Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | permission expired | 9.0 |
| Firsfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.9 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (52.3611, 0.7048).