Solar, wind and battery projects near Attleborough (NR17)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NR17 (Breckland): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Attleborough Road Solar Farm (30 MW solar farm, under construction since 1 December 2022), 3.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NR17
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land North of the A11 Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2021 | Breckland | 0.4 |
| Attleborough Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | under constructionupdated Feb 2026 | Feb 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Feb 2026 | Breckland | 3.1 |
| Rookery Business Parksolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | May 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Aug 2016 | South Norfolk | 5.3 |
| Airfield Farm PVsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2013 | Nov 2010 | granted Jan 2011 | Mar 2013 | Breckland | 5.5 |
| Kenninghall Solar / Hazeldick Solarsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Oct 2012 | granted Sep 2014 | May 2015 | Breckland | 9.2 |
| Baileys Meadow Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Aug 2011 | Feb 2011 | refused Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 | Breckland | 9.6 |
| Hardingham Solar Farm - extensionsolar farm | solar farm | 5.2 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | May 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Jan 2017 | Breckland | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lays Farm, Wood Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Dec 2022 | Breckland | 4.0 |
| Hargham Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | Apr 2024 | Breckland | 4.4 |
| IFD Group, Harling Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Feb 2023 | Jun 2023 | Breckland | 5.6 |
| HMP Waylandsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | Breckland | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the NR17 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 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
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 NR17, 2 projects have 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.