Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm (34 MW solar farm)
Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm is a 34 MW solar farm project in Breckland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 18 February 2015; the record was last updated on 9 March 2015.
34 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
9 March 2015record last updated
Brecklandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 18 February 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 34 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Rethink Energy
- Planning authority
- Breckland
- Planning application reference
- 3PL/2014/0589/F
- Site area
- 70.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm
- Council area (by location)
- Breckland
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2301
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm 3PL/2013/0546/F | 30 | 11 June 2013 | withdrawn 25 September 2013 |
Who decides
| Applications | Breckland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airfield Farm PV | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Kenninghall Solar / Hazeldick Solar | solar farm | 8 | operational | 8.6 |
| Whitebreads Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 9.0 |
| Firsfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.9 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (52.4356, 0.8645).