Church Farm Solar (5.7 MW)
Church Farm Solar is a 5.7 MW solar farm project in North Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 21 December 2012; the record was last updated on 26 February 2013.
5.7 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
26 February 2013record last updated
North Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2012 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 26 February 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Saxthorpe Solar Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- North Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- PF/12/1113
- Address (REPD)
- Saxthorpe, Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- North Norfolk
- REPD reference
- 1159
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heydon Road, Heydon | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Docking Farm Solar | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Warren Wood Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 25 | refused | 7.0 |
| Guestwick | wind farm | 12 | refused | 7.5 |
| Hall Farm, East Beckham | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 9.2 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwich | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (52.8323, 1.1561).