Aldeby Landfill Site Solar Park (7 MW)
Aldeby Landfill Site Solar Park is a 7 MW solar farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 April 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 March 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 8 April 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 8 April 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2021 | Application submitted |
| 8 April 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 April 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Infinis Solar Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- FUL/2021/0015
- Site area
- 11.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Aldeby Landfill Site, Beccles
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8365
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellough Airfield (Ellough 2 extension) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.9 |
| Playters Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | operational | 5.3 |
| Ellough Airfield (Resubmission) | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 5.4 |
| Devonshire Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 6.5 |
| Ashby Dell, Border Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Granary farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 7.8 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Road | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 9.3 |
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 (52.4813, 1.6254).