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Solar, wind and battery projects near King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE35)

8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PE35 (King's Lynn and West Norfolk): 6 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Sedgeford Hall Estate Solar Panels & Battery Storage (21 MW solar farm, approved on 23 August 2023, not yet built), 6.7 km away. Offshore, 6 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Westermost Rough A (210 MW, operational), 30.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

8projects within 10 km
0awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
0operational

Projects within 10 km of PE35

Projects of 1 MW and more (4)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Sandringham Estatesolar farmsolar farm2.1approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Apr 2024granted Jul 2024Jul 2024King's Lynn and West Norfolk1.0
Snettisham Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm2.5abandonedupdated Mar 2017Aug 2015granted Nov 2015Mar 2017King's Lynn and West Norfolk5.6
Sedgeford Hall Estate Solar Panels & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm21approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted Aug 2023May 2022King's Lynn and West Norfolk6.7
Sedgefordwind farmwind farm10.8application withdrawnupdated Nov 2005——Nov 2005King's Lynn and West Norfolk6.8
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Sandringham Estatebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Apr 2024granted Jul 2024Jul 2024King's Lynn and West Norfolk1.0
Sedgeford Hall Estate Solar Panels & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted Aug 2023May 2022King's Lynn and West Norfolk6.7
Long Acres Holiday Park, South Beach Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025King's Lynn and West Norfolk8.7
Home Farm, Bircham Road Solar Arrayssolar farmsolar farm0.5approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026Mar 2026granted May 2026Jul 2026King's Lynn and West Norfolk9.5

Distance from the average position of the PE35 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 farm4030023.6
Rooftop solar101000
Wind farm100000
Battery storage202000

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

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Westermost Rough A210operationalupdated Apr 201830.3
Dudgeon East402operationalupdated Jan 202033.0
Lynn97.2operationalupdated Aug 201734.5
Race Bank (Phase 1)290operationalupdated Aug 202034.7
Race Bank (Phase 2)284operationalupdated Aug 202034.7
Centrica (Lincs)270operationalupdated May 201839.7

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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsKing's Lynn and West NorfolkUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)6010,236
Refused11 (18%)19%
Solar refused5 of 3812%
Onshore wind refused3 of 645%
Battery storage refused3 of 1616%
Median time from submission to decision14.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed7 / 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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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