Renewable energy projects in Norwich
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Norwich (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 7 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused.
8projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
1operational
How Norwich decides
Norwich has 8 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Norwich
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.9 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Jun 2016 | Aug 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W M Morrisons Supermarkets Plc, Albion Way Solar Generating Systemrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Klyne Business Aviation Centre, Buck Courtney Crescentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Fluke Calibration, Hurricane Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Sainsburys Supermarkets, Brazen Gaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| John Lewis, All Saints Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Chantry Place, St Stephens Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
Postcode districts in Norwich
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR1 | 39 | 5 | 29 | 5 |
| NR2 | 36 | 3 | 29 | 4 |
| NR3 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
| NR4 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 5 |
| NR5 | 40 | 3 | 32 | 4 |
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 Norwich by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.