East Pye Solar Farm (500 MW)
East Pye Solar Farm is a 500 MW solar farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 April 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 1 May 2026. As a nationally significant project, it is decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN0110014).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 April 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Island Green Power
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN0110014
- Site area
- 12,123.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Btw Norwich Main and Bramford, Hempnall, Norwich
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- REPD reference
- 17494
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it is decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN0110014). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Farm, Wacton Road | battery storage | 120 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Market Lane And Carr Lane, Great Moulton | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Hall Farm Solar park | solar farm | 15 | operational | 5.2 |
| Station Road, Tivetshall St Margaret | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Streetwood Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 6.1 |
| Tivetshall St Mary Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Hempnall | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
| Pulham Airfield | wind farm | 14 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Upper Vaunces Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 7.5 |
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 (52.4733, 1.2433).