Solar, wind and battery projects near King's Lynn (PE32)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PE32 (King's Lynn and West Norfolk): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is The Droves Solar Farm (500 MW solar farm, application submitted on 16 December 2025, no decision recorded), 5.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PE32
Projects of 1 MW and more (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Droves Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 500 | application submittedupdated Jun 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jun 2026 | Breckland | 5.2 |
| Burntstalk Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2014 | Oct 2012 | granted Dec 2012 | Oct 2014 | Breckland | 6.1 |
| Swaffham Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Dec 2008 | Apr 2007 | refused Mar 2008 | Dec 2008 | Breckland | 7.8 |
| Swaffham 1 - Ecotech Wind Parkwind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated Dec 2008 | Mar 1998 | granted Feb 1999 | Dec 2008 | Breckland | 8.5 |
| Washpit Drovewind farm | wind farm | 4.7 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2015 | Feb 2014 | — | Nov 2015 | Breckland | 8.9 |
| Swaffham Plashes IIwind turbine | wind turbine | 1.8 | operationalupdated Sep 2004 | Dec 2001 | granted Sep 2002 | Sep 2004 | Breckland | 8.9 |
| Field north of Water Treatment Works / Hoggs Drovesolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Oct 2022 | Oct 2018 | granted May 2021 | Oct 2022 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 9.3 |
| Jafa, Great Dunham Solar Photovoltaic Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2024 | Oct 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Sep 2024 | Breckland | 9.4 |
| Claypit Moor Solar Farm (Lexham)solar farm | solar farm | 7.9 | operationalupdated Oct 2014 | Sep 2012 | granted Dec 2012 | Oct 2014 | Breckland | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Droves Solar Farm Batterybattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Jun 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jun 2026 | Breckland | 5.2 |
| Jafa, Great Dunham Solar Photovoltaic Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2024 | Oct 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Sep 2024 | Breckland | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the PE32 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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 550 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How King's Lynn and West Norfolk decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 60 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
All projects in King's Lynn and West 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 PE32, 2 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.