Avenue Farm (7.3 MW solar farm)
Avenue Farm is a 7.3 MW solar farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
7.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 20 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2014/0411
- Site area
- 16.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Avenue Farm Back Road Yelverton Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1909
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 - Back Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2 | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Land East of White Horse Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Stoke Lane | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Norwich Substation Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage | battery storage | 114 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Mulbarton Road, Keswick | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Bloy’s Grove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Hempnall | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
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 (52.5757, 1.389).