Solar, wind and battery projects near Great Yarmouth (NR29)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NR29 (Great Yarmouth): 5 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Seashore Holiday Park, North Drive (0.5 MW rooftop solar, approved on 7 June 2023, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 2.5 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Scroby Sands (60 MW, operational), 11.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NR29
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Beach Wind Turbine (Somerton)wind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated May 2013 | May 1999 | granted Apr 2000 | May 2013 | Great Yarmouth | 2.1 |
| Blood Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 2.3 | decommissionedupdated Jan 2015 | Mar 1998 | refused Aug 1999 | Jan 2015 | Great Yarmouth | 2.1 |
| Bloodhills - repoweringwind farm | wind farm | 1 | operationalupdated Nov 2015 | Feb 2013 | granted May 2013 | Nov 2015 | Great Yarmouth | 2.3 |
| Hemsby Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | refusedupdated Jan 2011 | Sep 2009 | refused Dec 2009 | Jan 2011 | Great Yarmouth | 3.0 |
| Nova Scotia Farm solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Apr 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Jan 2017 | Great Yarmouth | 5.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seashore Holiday Park, North Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Great Yarmouth | 2.5 |
| ABB & UK Power Networks Energy Storage Installationbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | decommissionedupdated Oct 2018 | — | — | Oct 2018 | Great Yarmouth | 3.2 |
| Herbert Woods, Bridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2023 | — | Apr 2023 | Great Yarmouth | 3.5 |
| Caister Holiday Centre, Ormesby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Great Yarmouth | 7.0 |
| Laurels Farm, Laurels Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | North Norfolk | 7.1 |
| The Pump House - Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | May 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Broadland | 9.6 |
| Seashore Holiday Park, North Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Great Yarmouth | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the NR29 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scroby Sands | 60 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | 11.7 |
| East Anglia 2 (EA 2) | 900 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | 35.9 |
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 Great Yarmouth decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Great Yarmouth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
All projects in Great Yarmouth
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 NR29, 4 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.