Bracon Ash Solar (28.5 MW)
Bracon Ash Solar is a 28.5 MW solar farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 November 2023; the record was last updated on 21 December 2021.
28.5 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
21 December 2021record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 21 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Luminous Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2021/0569
- Site area
- 32.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of, Cranes Road, Hethel, Norwich, Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 8148
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flordon Road, Bracon Ash Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 24 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Wymondham Road, Bracon Ash | battery storage | 228 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Lotus Manufacturing | wind farm | 6 | refused | 2.7 |
| Land south of Brick Kiln Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Hornsea Project Three | battery storage | 300 | under construction | 2.9 |
| Hall Farm, Hickling Lane | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Bloy’s Grove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Stoke Lane | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage | battery storage | 114 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
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 (52.5616, 1.2116).