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Solar, wind and battery projects near Thetford (IP24)

14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IP24 (Breckland): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 10 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Woodlands Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 7 January 2025, not yet built), 1.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

14projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of IP24

Projects of 1 MW and more (5)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Woodlands Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Mar 2022granted Jan 2025Feb 2026Breckland1.0
Hall Farm and Field Barn Farmsolar farmsolar farm34refusedupdated Mar 2015Jun 2014refused Feb 2015Mar 2015Breckland7.3
West Farm (Barnham)solar farmsolar farm29refused on appealupdated Feb 2016Dec 2013refused Dec 2014Feb 2016West Suffolk7.6
Honington Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm13.6operationalupdated Aug 2017Aug 2012granted Dec 2012Aug 2017West Suffolk9.3
Firsfield Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm46.9approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Apr 2022granted Apr 2024Mar 2026West Suffolk9.8
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Thetford Sports Centre Battery Energy Storage Solutionbattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Jun 2025granted Oct 2025Jan 2026Breckland0.6
Thetford Sports Centre, Croxton Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Mar 2025granted Apr 2025Jun 2025Breckland0.6
Thetford Garden Centre, Kilverstone Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Apr 2025granted Jun 2025Jul 2025Breckland1.4
The Bishops CE Primary Academyrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024Feb 2024granted Mar 2024Apr 2024Breckland1.7
Charrold Works, Stephenson Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5application submittedMay 2026——Breckland2.5
Raf Honington Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm—under constructionupdated May 2021Jan 2021granted Dec 2021May 2021West Suffolk7.4
Thetford International, Bury Road, Solar PV Systemsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2023Mar 2023granted May 2023May 2023West Suffolk8.1
Firsfield Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Apr 2022granted Apr 2024Mar 2026West Suffolk9.8
Norfolk House, High Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2025granted Dec 2025Feb 2026West Suffolk9.9

Distance from the average position of the IP24 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm6031296.8
Rooftop solar615001.9
Battery storage202000.2

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Breckland decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsBrecklandUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)3810,236
Refused7 (18%)19%
Solar refused4 of 2812%
Onshore wind refused3 of 745%
Battery storage refused0 of 316%
Median time from submission to decision19.4 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed2 / 2—

All projects in Breckland

Is the status up to date?

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. Near IP24, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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