Solar, wind and battery projects near Dereham (NR20)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NR20 (Breckland): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Dykewood Farm, Water End Lane (49.9 MW solar farm, application submitted on 10 July 2025, no decision recorded), 9.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NR20
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Bridges Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Feb 2026 | Breckland | 4.6 |
| Three Bridges Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 15 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Feb 2026 | Breckland | 4.6 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwichsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Broadland | 7.6 |
| Woodforde Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9 | operationalupdated Oct 2013 | Sep 2012 | granted Nov 2012 | Oct 2013 | Broadland | 7.8 |
| Weston Airfield Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 3.6 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Aug 2010 | granted Jan 2012 | Apr 2016 | Broadland | 8.0 |
| The Old Airfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Dec 2013 | granted Mar 2014 | May 2015 | Broadland | 8.9 |
| Dykewood Farm, Water End Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | Breckland | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | Breckland | 5.3 |
| Dereham Leisure Centre, Station Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Breckland | 5.3 |
| Foxley Road, Themelthorpesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | Broadland | 7.1 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwichbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Broadland | 7.6 |
Distance from the average position of the NR20 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 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 105 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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 NR20, 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.