Airfield Farm PV (5 MW)
Airfield Farm PV is a 5 MW solar farm project in Breckland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2012; the record was last updated on 25 March 2013.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 March 2013record last updated
Brecklandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 November 2010 | Application submitted |
| 27 January 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 March 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2013
- Operator or applicant
- P V Farms 01
- Planning authority
- Breckland
- Planning application reference
- 3PL/2010/1211/F
- Site area
- 7.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Chalk Lane, Norwich, Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- Breckland
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1550
Who decides
| Applications | Breckland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenninghall Solar / Hazeldick Solar | solar farm | 8 | operational | 5.4 |
| Attleborough Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 5.9 |
| Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm | solar farm | 34 | refused | 7.2 |
| Whitebreads Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 9.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.4746, 0.9501).