CONSTITUENCY BRIEFING · ENERGYMAP.APP
West Suffolk
West Suffolk has 502 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 182,000 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £4.7m across the constituency's 50,690 homes.
Ranks 8 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.
What is stuck, and why
| Project and developer | Tech | Size | Why it is stuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West)Sunnica | Solar | 182,000 homes 500 MW |
Approved 2 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company |
| River Linnet Solar Farm, Harram Hill - Solar FarmQuintas Cleantech | Solar | 15,000 homes 40 MW |
Refused by West Suffolk Council in 2026Who can move it: West Suffolk Council |
| Water Hall Farm, Waterhall Road - Solar FarmBluefield Renewable Developments Limited | Solar | 13,000 homes 35 MW |
Approved a year ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company |
What else is in the briefing
- All 9 projects, each with its planning reference and the organisation that holds the next decision
- Every approval a project still needs, and which of them the public can see
- What building them would mean here — community payments, business rates and construction work
- How West Suffolk compares with its neighbouring constituencies
- Drafted parliamentary questions and letters, filled in with this seat's figures
- 3 story angles for local reporting
- A two-page PDF, and a newsroom edition with the references and who to call
No account needed for any of this:
the full seat page with every figure,
the method and sources,
and this constituency's raw data.
The account covers the packaged briefing only.