Avenue Farm - Back Road Solar Farm (15 MW)
Avenue Farm - Back Road Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 29 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 22 July 2025.
15 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
22 July 2025record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 22 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- South Norfolk & Broadland
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1442
- Site area
- 29.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Avenue Farm, Back Road, Yelverton, Norwich
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- REPD reference
- 19124
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 0.7 |
| Land East of White Horse Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2 | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Stoke Lane | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Norwich Substation Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage | battery storage | 114 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Hempnall | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| Mulbarton Road, Keswick | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Bloy’s Grove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
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 (52.5696, 1.3856).