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Solar planning in Breckland
Breckland has decided 27 solar farms and approved 93% of them, taking a median of 2.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 208 MW. 5 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Breckland compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Breckland sits in the 35th percentile for approval rate (level with the England average) and the 42nd percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (33)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Cranswick Country Foods, Abattoir Brandon Road - Solar Array Cranswick Country Foods Plc · PL/2025/1874/FMIN | 0.81 | Application Submitted | 2025-12-12 |
Dykewood Farm, Water End Lane - Solar Panels Regener8 Power Limited · PL/2025/0998/FMAJ | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-10 |
Thetford Garden Centre, Kilverstone Road - Solar Panels Thetford Garden Centre · PL/2025/0549/PAPV · 2 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-17 |
Thetford Sports Centre, Croxton Road - Solar Panels Breckland District Council · PL/2025/0271/PAPV · 1 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-02 |
Woodlands Farm - Solar Array Elgin Energy EsCo Limited · DC/22/01530 · 33.5 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-07 |
Hamonds High School, Brandon Road - Solar Panels Academy Transformation Trust · PL/2024/0778/PAPV · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-18 |
The Park Farm, Birds Corner - Battery Energy Storage Regener8 Power Limited · PL/2025/0904/FMAJ | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2024-11-26 |
Hargham Road - Solar Panels Hargham Farms & Partners · 3PL/2024/0230/F | 0.25 | Application Submitted | 2024-03-28 |
The Bishops CE Primary Academy - Solar Panels Solar Options for Schools Limited · 3PN/2024/0006/PV · 0.9 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-25 |
Dereham Leisure Centre, Station Road - Solar Panels Parkwood Leisure Ltd · 3PN/2023/0034/PV · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-11 |
Nicholas Hamond Academy - Solar Panel Canopies Academy Transformation Trust · 3PL/2023/1006/F · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-28 |
Jafa, Great Dunham - Solar Photovoltaic Farm & Battery Storage Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Co Limited · 3PL/2022/1215/F · 5.1 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-30 |
Little Cressingham, Cranswick Country Foods - Solar Array Cranswick Country Foods Plc · 3PL/2022/1391/F · 3.6 mo to decide | 1.82 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-27 |
IFD Group, Harling Road - Solar Panels IFD Group · 3PN/2023/0002/PV · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-21 |
Cranswick Country Foods, Brandon Road - Solar Panels Cranswick Country Foods · 3PN/2022/0042/PV · 1.1 mo to decide | 0.66 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-19 |
Land North of the A11 - Solar Park Private Developer · 3PL/2021/1514/F · 11.5 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-26 |
Lays Farm, Wood Lane - Solar Panels Copperfield Enterprises Limited · 3PN/2022/0027/PV · 0.9 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-06 |
HMP Wayland - Solar Panels Ministry of Justice · 3PL/2021/1687/EU · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.34 | Operational | 2022-04-19 |
Station Road - Solar Panels WM Morrisons Supermarkets Plc · 3PN/2022/0006/PV · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.32 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-04-14 |
Attleborough Road Solar Farm Pace Carnival Energy · 3PL/2021/0236/F · 7.9 mo to decide | 30 | Under Construction | 2021-10-11 |
Three Bridges Solar Farm Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited · 3PL/2020/1134/F · 4.9 mo to decide | 15 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-03-10 |
Tesco Superstore Thetford Road Push Energy · 3PN/2019/0053/PV · 5.1 mo to decide | 0.2 | Operational | 2020-04-17 |
Huntingfield Solar Farm Raker Farms · 3PL/2015/0699/F · 3.2 mo to decide | 4.4 | Operational | 2015-09-22 |
Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm Rethink Energy · 3PL/2014/0589/F · 8.3 mo to decide | 34 | Application Refused | 2015-02-18 |
Hardingham Solar Farm - extension Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar · 3PL/2014/0545/F · 5.2 mo to decide | 5.2 | Operational | 2014-10-28 |
Kenninghall Solar / Hazeldick Solar Norfolk Renewables · 3PL/2012/1088/F · 23.2 mo to decide | 8 | Operational | 2014-09-24 |
Home Farm (Swaffham) juwi Renewable Energies · 3PL/2014/0272/F | 12 | Application Withdrawn | 2014-07-18 |
Whitebreads Farm AVIC-PCI · 3PL/2014/0143/F · 5 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2014-07-14 |
Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm Rethink Energy Limited · 3PL/2013/0546/F | 30 | Revised | 2013-09-25 |
Claypit Moor Solar Farm (Lexham) Lightsource Renewable Energy · 3PL/2012/1020/F · 2.9 mo to decide | 7.9 | Operational | 2012-12-21 |
Burntstalk Solar Park Lightsource Renewable Energy · 3PL/2012/1036/F · 2.4 mo to decide | 11.5 | Operational | 2012-12-21 |
Hardingham Solar Farm Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar · 3PL/2012/1021/F · 2.7 mo to decide | 14.8 | Operational | 2012-12-21 |
Airfield Farm PV P V Farms 01 · 3PL/2010/1211/F · 2.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2011-01-27 |
Does Breckland approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 27 solar farms Breckland has decided, 93% were approved (25 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Breckland?
The median time from application to decision is 2.7 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Breckland consented?
208 MW has been consented across 25 approved schemes, with 44 MW refused. A further 5 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Breckland
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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