Attleborough Road Solar Farm (30 MW)
Attleborough Road Solar Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Breckland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 December 2022; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
Brecklandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 February 2021 | Application submitted |
| 11 October 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pace Carnival Energy
- Planning authority
- Breckland
- Planning application reference
- 3PL/2021/0236/F
- Site area
- 38.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land off, Attleborough Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough,
- Council area (by location)
- Breckland
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 8010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookery Business Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Airfield Farm PV | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Kenninghall Solar / Hazeldick Solar | solar farm | 8 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (52.4972, 1.0281).