Renewable energy projects in Great Yarmouth
19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Great Yarmouth (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 10 approved but not running, 3 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 2 of 16 decided applications (12%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
19projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
12%of decisions refused
How Great Yarmouth decides
| Applications | Great Yarmouth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Great Yarmouth
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiralty Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Nova Scotia Farm solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Apr 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Jan 2017 |
| Hemsby Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | refusedupdated Jan 2011 | Sep 2009 | refused Dec 2009 | Jan 2011 |
| Blood Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 2.3 | decommissionedupdated Jan 2015 | Mar 1998 | refused Aug 1999 | Jan 2015 |
| Yare Estuary Wind Turbinewind farm | wind farm | 1.5 | abandonedupdated Oct 2009 | May 1999 | granted Apr 2000 | Oct 2009 |
| South Beach Wind Turbine (Somerton)wind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated May 2013 | May 1999 | granted Apr 2000 | May 2013 |
| Bloodhills - repoweringwind farm | wind farm | 1 | operationalupdated Nov 2015 | Feb 2013 | granted May 2013 | Nov 2015 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Holiday Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | May 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Seashore Holiday Park, North Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Burrage Centre, James Paget University Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | — |
| Caister Holiday Centre, Ormesby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Proserv, Gawain Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Jun 2026 |
| James Paget University Hospital, Lowestoft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | — |
| Seashore Holiday Park, North Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Hopton Holiday Village, Warren Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| ABB & UK Power Networks Energy Storage Installationbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | decommissionedupdated Oct 2018 | — | — | Oct 2018 |
| Herbert Woods, Bridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2023 | — | Apr 2023 |
| First Bus, Blue Business Depot- Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| James Paget University Hospital - Design And Installation Of PV Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | under constructionupdated Feb 2026 | — | — | Feb 2026 |
Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Great Yarmouth by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.