Solar, wind and battery projects near Thetford (IP25)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IP25 (Breckland): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is The Park Farm, Birds Corner (800 MW battery storage, application submitted on 23 June 2025, no decision recorded), 7.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IP25
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cressingham, Cranswick Country Foodssolar farm | solar farm | 1.8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | Breckland | 3.0 |
| Huntingfield Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.4 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Sep 2018 | Breckland | 6.2 |
| Shipdham Wind Parkwind farm | wind farm | 4.6 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Aug 2011 | refused Sep 2012 | Nov 2015 | Breckland | 6.5 |
| The Park Farm, Birds Cornerbattery storage | battery storage | 800 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | Breckland | 7.4 |
| The Park Farm, Birds Cornersolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Nov 2024 | — | Aug 2025 | Breckland | 7.4 |
| North Pickenham Airfieldwind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Sep 2009 | granted Sep 2010 | Mar 2015 | Breckland | 8.4 |
| North Pickenhamwind farm | wind farm | 14.4 | operationalupdated May 2009 | Mar 2004 | granted Oct 2004 | May 2009 | Breckland | 8.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Superstore Thetford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Oct 2021 | Nov 2019 | granted Apr 2020 | Oct 2021 | Breckland | 2.0 |
| Cranswick Country Foods, Brandon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Breckland | 3.0 |
| Cranswick Country Foods, Abattoir Brandon Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Breckland | 3.0 |
| HMP Waylandsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | Breckland | 4.0 |
| Lays Farm, Wood Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Dec 2022 | Breckland | 9.3 |
Distance from the average position of the IP25 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Breckland decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Breckland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
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 IP25, 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.