Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 1 (6.8 MW)
Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 1 is a 6.8 MW solar farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 14 March 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
6.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 19 February 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 14 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 1201911FUL
- Site area
- 11.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Wiggin Hill Old Ramsey Road St Ives
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1865
Who decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbots Ripton Solar Farm | solar farm | 24.7 | operational | 8.6 |
| Red Tile | wind farm | 24 | operational | 8.9 |
| Cambridge Wind Farm | wind farm | 32 | refused on appeal | 9.3 |
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 (52.3557, -0.0774).