Glebe Horsford Solar Farm (18 MW)
Glebe Horsford Solar Farm is an 18 MW solar farm project in Broadland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 February 2026.
18 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 February 2026record last updated
Broadlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 22 August 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 25 February 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 1 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pathfinder Clean Energy UKDev Limited
- Planning authority
- Broadland
- Planning application reference
- 2023/2395
- Appeal reference
- APP/K2610/W/25/3359225
- Site area
- 35.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North East of Reepham Road,Horsford
- Council area (by location)
- Broadland
- Time to decision
- 99 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Glebe Horsford - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12646
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgate Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 5.7 |
| Hall Road, Alderford | solar farm | 28 | refused | 8.5 |
| The Old Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.3 |
| White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2 | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Land East of White Horse Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.6 |
| Mulbarton Road, Keswick | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 9.8 |
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 (52.6817, 1.2411).