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Solar Farm

Sunnica Energy Farm

Land 4.5km East of Burwell and Land 2.5km South-West of Mildenhall, Cambridgeshire

Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) is a 500 MW solar farm project in Eastern. The applicant or operator on record is Sunnica. Planning permission has been granted as of July 2024 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is The Planning Inspectorate - National I…

Consented / Approved
Project stageConsented
  1. PlanningNov 2021 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJul 2024 (current stage)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. Operating (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Status in the official register: Planning Permission Granted.

Official register: July 2026

Recorded status: Planning Permission Granted. Source record updated 2024-12-16.

Registered planning capacity; not measured generation.

DESNZ source publication Β· Search the full register Β· Definitions and coverage

500.000 MW
Registered Capacity

πŸ“‹ Project Overview

Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) is a 500 MW solar farm project in Eastern. The applicant or operator on record is Sunnica. Planning permission has been granted as of July 2024 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010106.

Site Schematic

SUBSTATION 621.6192 ha Β· 500 MW Β· ? panels

Schematic diagram β€” not to scale. Illustrative layout based on project specifications.

πŸ”§ Technical Specifications

Capacity (MW)500.000 MW
Site area621.6192 ha

πŸ”Œ Grid Connection & Infrastructure

🏒 Development & Ownership

DeveloperSunnica
Owner / operatorSunnica
Year consented2024
LocationLand 4.5km East of Burwell and Land 2.5km South-West of Mildenhall, Cambridgeshire
RegionEastern
Coordinates52.324704Β°N, 0.4828849Β°E

Additional published register fields

Registered technologySolar Photovoltaics
Storage Co-location REPD Ref ID7189
Mounting Type for SolarGround
Solar Site Area (sqm)6216192

πŸ“… Project Timeline

2021-11-18
2024-07-12