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Solar planning in Broadland
Broadland has decided 15 solar farms and approved 93% of them, taking a median of 3.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 87 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Broadland compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Broadland sits in the 35th percentile for approval rate (level with the England average) and the 24th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (19)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Warren Wood Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Exagen Development Limited · 2025/1531 · 6.5 mo to decide | 25 | Application Refused | 2025-12-05 |
Tesco Stores - Solar Panels Solar Advanced Systems Limited · 2025/3062 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.33 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-11-17 |
Glebe Horsford - Solar Farm Pathfinder Clean Energy UKDev Limited · 2023/2395 · 22.7 mo to decide | 18 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-01 |
Hall Road, Alderford - Solar Panels OPDE UK Limted · 2025/1969 | 28 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-01 |
D And F Mccarthy Limited, Memorial Way - Solar Panels D And F Mccarthy Limited · 2024/0256 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.31 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-05 |
The Pump House - Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Array Private Developer · 2023/1237 · 3.3 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-11 |
Tc Fines, Norwich Road - Solar Array T C Fines and Sons · 20230155 · 6.5 mo to decide | 0.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-11 |
John Menzies Distribution, Memorial Way - Solar PV Panels Menzies Distribution Limited · 20221941 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-01-30 |
Foxley Road, Themelthorpe - Solar Pv Panels Noble Green Energy · 20220092 · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-03-24 |
Docking Farm Solar Metka EGN Projects Limited · 20211249 · 7.4 mo to decide | 28 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-02-11 |
Wendover Road, Rackheath - Solar Panels PSH Environmental · 20211973 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.28 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-12-17 |
Burgate Solar Farm Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited · 20202016 · 9.5 mo to decide | 15 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-08-13 |
Oulton Street Docking Farm Solar Limited · 20201776 · 7.1 mo to decide | 17 | Revised | 2021-04-26 |
Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar · 20150952 · 3.3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-09-24 |
The Old Airfield Lumicity · 20131702 · 3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2014-03-04 |
Salhouse Solar Farm Island Green Power · 20131408 · 3.9 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2014-02-05 |
Land off Belaugh Road Trafford Estate Solar Park Ltd · 20121424 | 12 | Application Withdrawn | 2012-12-21 |
BELAUGH ROAD SOLAR FARM Trafford Estate Solar Park Ltd · PF/12/1142 | 12 | Application Withdrawn | 2012-12-21 |
Woodforde Farm Esconrg · 20121337 · 1.6 mo to decide | 9 | Operational | 2012-11-06 |
Does Broadland approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 15 solar farms Broadland has decided, 93% were approved (14 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Broadland?
The median time from application to decision is 3.3 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 Broadland consented?
87 MW has been consented across 14 approved schemes, with 25 MW refused. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Broadland
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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