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Solar, wind and battery projects near Thetford (IP26)

14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IP26 (King's Lynn and West Norfolk): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fields (28 MW solar farm, application submitted on 10 June 2025, no decision recorded), 7.4 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
3awaiting a decision
5approved, not running
5operational

Projects within 10 km of IP26

Projects of 1 MW and more (8)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Solar PV Panelssolar farmsolar farm15approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Jul 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025King's Lynn and West Norfolk3.3
Hall Farm, West End Northwold Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10operationalupdated Mar 2025Dec 2021granted Mar 2022Mar 2025King's Lynn and West Norfolk4.2
Hall Farm, West End Northwold Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage7.5operationalupdated Mar 2025Dec 2021granted Mar 2022Mar 2025King's Lynn and West Norfolk4.2
Meadow Farm solar parksolar farmsolar farm6operationalupdated Jul 2014May 2013granted Jul 2013Jul 2014King's Lynn and West Norfolk4.4
Reaches Farm Solar Parksolar farmsolar farm6.1operationalupdated May 2014May 2013granted Aug 2013May 2014King's Lynn and West Norfolk5.8
Land North Of, Whittington Hilsolar farmsolar farm5abandonedupdated Mar 2019Jun 2015granted Oct 2015Mar 2019Breckland6.2
Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fieldssolar farmsolar farm28application submittedupdated Jul 2025Jun 2025—Jul 2025West Suffolk7.4
Toggam Farmsolar farmsolar farm12.5operationalupdated Aug 2016Dec 2012granted May 2013Aug 2016West Suffolk9.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Former RAF Methwoldsolar farmsolar farm0.3application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021Sep 2020—Jan 2021King's Lynn and West Norfolk2.3
Thetford Road, Pooly Farmsolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Nov 2024granted Jan 2025Jan 2025King's Lynn and West Norfolk4.2
Southery Road Farm, Ploughmans Droverooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Sep 2024granted Oct 2024Oct 2024King's Lynn and West Norfolk6.3
Norfolk House, High Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2025granted Dec 2025Feb 2026West Suffolk7.0
Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fieldsbattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated Jul 2025Jun 2025—Jul 2025West Suffolk7.4
Towlers Farm, Southery Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025May 2025granted Jul 2025Jul 2025King's Lynn and West Norfolk9.0

Distance from the average position of the IP26 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 farm9224043.5
Rooftop solar303001.2
Battery storage210100

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

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsKing's Lynn and West NorfolkUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)6010,236
Refused11 (18%)19%
Solar refused5 of 3812%
Onshore wind refused3 of 645%
Battery storage refused3 of 1616%
Median time from submission to decision14.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed7 / 8—

All projects in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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 IP26, 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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