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Solar, wind and battery projects near Melton Constable (NR24)

11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NR24 (North Norfolk): 6 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Heydon Road, Heydon (30 MW solar farm, approved on 1 April 2026, not yet built), 6.9 km away. Offshore, 3 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Sheringham Shoal (317 MW, operational), 31.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

11projects within 10 km
0awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
3operational

Projects within 10 km of NR24

Projects of 1 MW and more (5)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Guestwickwind farmwind farm12refusedupdated Jan 2010Nov 2004refused Mar 2005Jan 2010Broadland6.4
Heydon Road, Heydonsolar farmsolar farm30approved, not builtupdated May 2026Aug 2025granted Apr 2026May 2026North Norfolk6.9
Church Farm Solarsolar farmsolar farm5.7application withdrawnupdated Feb 2013Nov 2012—Feb 2013North Norfolk7.7
Snettisham Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm2.7operationalupdated Jun 2017Oct 2014granted Mar 2016Jun 2017North Norfolk8.8
Pond Farmsolar farmsolar farm3.6operationalupdated Nov 2014Aug 2013granted Nov 2013Nov 2014North Norfolk9.2
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Stody Estate Solar Arraysolar farmsolar farm0.5operationalupdated Apr 2021Nov 2020granted Oct 2021Apr 2021North Norfolk1.7
Barningham Road - Ground Mounted Solar Panelssolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Feb 2023granted May 2023May 2023North Norfolk4.9
Plumstead Road, Edgefieldsolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Feb 2023granted May 2023May 2023North Norfolk4.9
Hole Farm House, Hole Farm Roadsolar farmsolar farm0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023Jan 2023granted Mar 2023Mar 2023North Norfolk6.4
Back Lane, Hempsteadsolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Feb 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023North Norfolk6.5
Foxley Road, Themelthorpesolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022Jan 2022granted Mar 2022Feb 2022Broadland9.7

Distance from the average position of the NR24 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 farm10063031.1
Wind farm100010

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

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Sheringham Shoal317operationalupdated Nov 201931.4
Dudgeon Extension Project402approved, not builtupdated Jan 202433.5
Sheringham Extension Project317approved, not builtupdated Jan 202433.5

Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.

How North Norfolk decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsNorth NorfolkUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)3610,236
Refused4 (11%)19%
Solar refused2 of 2912%
Onshore wind refused2 of 245%
Battery storage refused0 of 516%
Median time from submission to decision13.7 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 1—

All projects in North 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 NR24, 5 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.

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