Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage (30 MW, REPD 10944)
Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage is a 30 MW solar farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2024; the record was last updated on 23 February 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 February 2026record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2022/0509
- Site area
- 53.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Barnham Broom Road Colton
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Colton - Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 10944
The scheme also includes 30 MW of solar farm, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage | battery storage | 30 | under construction | <0.1 |
| The Old Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Woodforde Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 5.6 |
| Hardingham Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.8 | operational | 6.1 |
| Hardingham Solar Farm - extension | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 6.3 |
| Baileys Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.4 |
| New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Three Bridges Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Hall Road, Alderford | solar farm | 28 | refused | 9.1 |
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 (52.6473, 1.0898).