Bunn's Hill Solar Park (5 MW)
Bunn's Hill Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 3 February 2016; the record was last updated on 31 August 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 August 2016record last updated
North Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 16 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 3 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar
- Planning authority
- North Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- PF/15/0936
- Site area
- 12.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Bunn's Hill, North Walsham Road, Norwich, Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- North Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5453
Who decides
| Applications | North Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frog's Loke Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | <0.1 |
| Carlton Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Wayside Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Scottow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.7 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 32 | operational | 5.6 |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 17.9 | operational | 5.6 |
| Belaugh Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Grove Farm (wind) | wind farm | 6.8 | refused | 8.8 |
| Land off Belaugh Road | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 8.8 |
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 (52.7984, 1.3979).