Solar, wind and battery projects near Great Yarmouth (NR30)
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NR30 (Great Yarmouth): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 10 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Admiralty Road (50 MW battery storage, approved on 10 July 2025, not yet built), 3.8 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Scroby Sands (60 MW, operational), 4.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NR30
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiralty Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Great Yarmouth | 3.8 |
| Nova Scotia Farm solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Apr 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Jan 2017 | Great Yarmouth | 5.0 |
| Yare Estuary Wind Turbinewind farm | wind farm | 1.5 | abandonedupdated Oct 2009 | May 1999 | granted Apr 2000 | Oct 2009 | Great Yarmouth | 5.3 |
| Hemsby Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | refusedupdated Jan 2011 | Sep 2009 | refused Dec 2009 | Jan 2011 | Great Yarmouth | 8.1 |
| Ashby Dell, Border Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | application submittedupdated Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | — | Nov 2025 | East Suffolk | 9.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Bus, Blue Business Depot- Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 | Great Yarmouth | 0.1 |
| Vauxhall Holiday Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | May 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Great Yarmouth | 0.7 |
| 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 | 1.5 |
| 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 | 4.3 |
| Burrage Centre, James Paget University Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | — | Great Yarmouth | 6.5 |
| James Paget University Hospital, Lowestoft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | — | Great Yarmouth | 6.5 |
| James Paget University Hospital - Design And Installation Of PV Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | under constructionupdated Feb 2026 | — | — | Feb 2026 | Great Yarmouth | 6.5 |
| Proserv, Gawain Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Jun 2026 | Great Yarmouth | 6.9 |
| Hopton Holiday Village, Warren Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Great Yarmouth | 8.8 |
| ABB & UK Power Networks Energy Storage Installationbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | decommissionedupdated Oct 2018 | — | — | Oct 2018 | Great Yarmouth | 8.9 |
| 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 | 9.5 |
Distance from the average position of the NR30 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Rooftop solar | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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 | 4.9 |
| East Anglia 2 (EA 2) | 900 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | 31.8 |
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 NR30, 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.