Solar, wind and battery projects near Bungay (NR35)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NR35 (South Norfolk): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Redisham Hall Farm, School Road (42 MW solar farm, application submitted on 10 June 2025, no decision recorded), 7.4 km away. Offshore, 1 wind farm is recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Scroby Sands (60 MW, operational), 31.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NR35
Projects of 1 MW and more (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurels Farmwind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | permission expiredupdated May 2020 | Nov 2012 | granted Apr 2014 | May 2020 | East Suffolk | 5.2 |
| Stockton Wind Turbinewind farm | wind farm | 1.5 | refusedupdated Aug 2005 | Mar 1998 | refused May 2001 | Aug 2005 | South Norfolk | 6.4 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 42 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | East Suffolk | 7.4 |
| Granary farmwind farm | wind farm | 9 | refusedupdated Sep 2011 | Jul 2010 | refused Oct 2010 | Sep 2011 | East Suffolk | 7.5 |
| Brundish Wind Turbinewind farm | wind farm | 1.5 | refusedupdated May 2006 | Mar 1998 | refused May 2001 | May 2006 | South Norfolk | 7.7 |
| Devonshire Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9 | refusedupdated Sep 2011 | Jul 2010 | refused Oct 2010 | Sep 2011 | East Suffolk | 8.1 |
| Hempnallwind farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appealupdated Dec 2010 | Jun 2008 | refused Aug 2008 | Dec 2010 | South Norfolk | 9.0 |
| Hall Farm Solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 15 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Mar 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Mar 2016 | South Norfolk | 9.3 |
| Streetwood Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Sep 2014 | Jan 2013 | refused Oct 2014 | Sep 2014 | South Norfolk | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons, George Westwood Way - Photovoltaic Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | East Suffolk | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the NR35 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 | 42 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 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 | 31.4 |
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 South Norfolk decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | South Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.