Burgate Solar Farm (15 MW)
Burgate Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in Broadland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 August 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 November 2022.
15 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 November 2022record last updated
Broadlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2020 | Application submitted |
| 13 August 2021 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited
- Planning authority
- Broadland
- Planning application reference
- 20202016
- Site area
- 29.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Burgate Solar Farm
- Council area (by location)
- Broadland
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8221
Who decides
| Applications | Broadland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Horsford Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Land off Belaugh Road | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 17.9 | operational | 6.3 |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 32 | operational | 6.3 |
| Salhouse Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Belaugh Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 6.8 |
| Scottow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.7 | application withdrawn | 7.2 |
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 (52.7073, 1.3053).