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North Pickenham
North Pickenham is an operational 14.4 MW onshore wind farm in Breckland, generating since 1 October 2006. Planning permission was granted on 1 October 2004, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: Foresight Group.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 March 2004 |
| Permission granted | 1 October 2004 7 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 October 2006 24 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Breckland’s record on onshore wind
Breckland has decided 6 onshore wind schemes and approved 67%, taking a median of 11.4 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Breckland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 0.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.8 | 3.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.4 | 8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.5 | 8.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 9.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.34 | 12.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.9 | 13.2 km |
How big is North Pickenham?
North Pickenham has a recorded installed capacity of 14.4 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates North Pickenham?
REPD records the operator as Foresight Group. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was North Pickenham approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 March 2004. Permission was granted on 1 October 2004, 7 months later. The site became operational on 1 October 2006, 24 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 4686.
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