Baileys Meadow Solar Farm (5 MW)
Baileys Meadow Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Breckland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 18 August 2011; the record was last updated on 24 August 2011.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
24 August 2011record last updated
Brecklandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 18 August 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 24 August 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Alectron Investments
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2011/0202
- Site area
- 17.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hardingham, Norwich, Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- Breckland
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1043
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardingham Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.8 | operational | 0.8 |
| Hardingham Solar Farm - extension | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 0.9 |
| Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 6.4 |
| Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 6.4 |
| Rookery Business Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| The Park Farm, Birds Corner | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| Lotus Manufacturing | wind farm | 6 | refused | 9.7 |
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 (52.5979, 1.0408).